"Prevalence" 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 total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
| Descriptor ID |
D015995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.750 N01.224.935.597.750 N06.850.505.400.975.525.750 N06.850.520.308.985.525.750
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prevalence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prevalence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2002 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2004 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2005 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2006 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2007 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2008 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2009 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2010 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2011 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2012 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2013 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2014 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| 2015 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| 2016 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2017 | 1 | 40 | 41 |
| 2018 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Local Cannabis Policy and Retail Availability With Cannabis Use and Problematic Cannabis Use Among Adolescents in Northern California. Am J Public Health. 2024 Nov; 114(S8):S654-S663.
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Epidemiology of Coloboma: Prevalence and Patterns in Texas, 1999-2014. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Nov; 116(11):e2413.
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Depression and Anxiety Among US Children and Young Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2436906.
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Autism Diagnosis Among US Children and Adults, 2011-2022. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2442218.
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Impact of COVID-19 on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome-like illness prevalence: A cross-sectional survey. PLoS One. 2024; 19(9):e0309810.
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Changes in Prenatal Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Individuals From 2012 to 2022. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Oct 01; 144(4):e101-e104.
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Prevalence of low vitamin D levels among older US Asian and Pacific Islander adults. Osteoporos Int. 2024 Nov; 35(11):2017-2024.
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Prevalence and trends of suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome over an 11-year period in Northern California: An electronic health record study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Oct 01; 263:112418.
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Evaluation of mean corpuscular volume among anemic people with HIV in North America following ART initiation. AIDS Res Ther. 2024 Aug 07; 21(1):52.
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Prevalence of Adolescents Meeting Criteria for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Pediatrics. 2024 Mar 01; 153(3).