"Chronic Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Disease- Chronic Disease
- Chronic Diseases
- Disease, Chronic
- Diseases, Chronic
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Illnesses
- Illness, Chronic
- Illnesses, Chronic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in this website by year, and whether "Chronic Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2009 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2010 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2014 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2015 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2016 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Incidence of chronic medical conditions among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer compared to a population without cancer. Cancer. 2025 Oct 15; 131(20):e70125.
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Evolving Roles: Adolescent Perspectives on Shared Decision?Making With Their Parents and Health Care Providers. Acad Pediatr. 2025 May-Jun; 25(4):102778.
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Severe Maternal Morbidity Associated With Chronic Hypertension, Preeclampsia, and Gestational Hypertension. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2451406.
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Health Care Provider Perspectives on Shared Decision Making With Parents and Adolescents. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2025 06; 64(6):809-815.
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Predicting Self-Reported Social Risk in Medically Complex Adults Using Electronic Health Data. Med Care. 2024 Sep 01; 62(9):590-598.
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Is Patient Activation Associated With Outcomes of Care for Adults With Chronic Conditions? J Ambul Care Manage. 2023 Oct-Dec 01; 46(4):306-314.
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Approach to Multimorbidity Burden Classification and Outcomes in Older Adults With Heart Failure. Med Care. 2023 05 01; 61(5):268-278.
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Remission and Relapse of Dyslipidemia After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 09 01; 5(9):e2233843.
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Changes in obesity and BMI among children and adolescents with selected chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 10; 30(10):1932-1937.
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Effects of cardiac rehabilitation on elderly patients with Chronic heart failure: A meta-analysis and systematic review. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0273251.