"Comorbidity" 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.
The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.
| Descriptor ID |
D015897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.225 N06.850.490.687
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Comorbidity".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Comorbidity".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Comorbidity" 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 | 5 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2006 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2007 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2008 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2010 | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| 2011 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2012 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2013 | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| 2014 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| 2015 | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| 2016 | 2 | 27 | 29 |
| 2017 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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Sociodemographic differences in clinical phenotypes among patients with COPD: a latent class analysis. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2026 Mar 02; 13(1).
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Cross-Setting Replication of the Associations Between Maternal Health and Autism. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2026 Aug; 65(8):1045-1053.
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Relationships of patient risk profiles and receipt of specialty treatment with early, sustained, and stable cessation of heavy alcohol use across populations. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Feb; 181:209836.
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Genomic and epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections in California, January 2021 - July 2023. PLoS Pathog. 2025 Nov; 21(11):e1013365.
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New Onset Mental Health Diagnosis and Emergent Service Utilization Associated With Bariatric Surgery. J Clin Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 10; 86(4).
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Comorbidity burden and risk of second primary non-breast cancer in breast cancer survivors. Cancer Epidemiol. 2025 Aug; 97:102867.
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Methodologic Approach to Defining Comorbidities in a Cohort of Patients With Cancer: An Example in the Optimal Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Dosing Study. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2025 Feb; 9:e2400231.
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Burden of Comorbid Conditions Among Individuals Screened for Lung Cancer. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Feb 07; 6(2):e245581.
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A Research Agenda to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Sep 15; 210(6):715-729.
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The forecasted prevalence of comorbidities and multimorbidity in people with HIV in the United States through the year 2030: A modeling study. PLoS Med. 2024 Jan; 21(1):e1004325.