"Cause of Death" 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.
Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint.
| Descriptor ID |
D002423
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.250 N01.224.935.698.100 N06.850.505.400.975.550.250 N06.850.520.308.985.550.250
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cause of Death".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cause of Death" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cause of Death" 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cause of Death" by people in Profiles.
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Contribution of alcohol use in HIV/hepatitis C virus co-infection to all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A collaboration of cohort studies. J Viral Hepat. 2023 09; 30(9):775-786.
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Modeling risks of cardiovascular and cancer mortality following a diagnosis of loco-regional breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res. 2021 09 27; 23(1):91.
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The Persistence of Underreporting of Hepatitis C as an Underlying or Contributing Cause of Death, 2011-2017. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 09 07; 73(5):891-894.
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Alignment of Dietary Patterns With the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2021 05 04; 190(5):886-892.
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Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Outcomes in CKD: Findings From the CRIC Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 08; 78(2):200-209.e1.
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ß-Blocker Use and Risk of Mortality in Heart Failure Patients Initiating Maintenance Dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 05; 77(5):704-712.
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Long-term follow-up of a racially and ethnically diverse population of men with localized prostate cancer who did not undergo initial active treatment. Cancer Med. 2020 11; 9(22):8530-8539.
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Changes in Mortality in Top 10 Causes of Death from 2011 to 2018. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 08; 36(8):2517-2518.
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Mailed fecal immunochemical test outreach for colorectal cancer screening: Summary of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored Summit. CA Cancer J Clin. 2020 07; 70(4):283-298.
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Breast cancer risk after hysterectomy with and without salpingo-oophorectomy for benign indications. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 12; 223(6):900.e1-900.e7.