"Life Tables" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Summarizing techniques used to describe the pattern of mortality and survival in populations. These methods can be applied to the study not only of death, but also of any defined endpoint such as the onset of disease or the occurrence of disease complications.
| Descriptor ID |
D015993
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.475 E05.318.740.100.500 N01.224.935.530 N06.850.505.400.975.475 N06.850.520.308.985.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Life Table Models- Life Table Models
- Life Table Model
- Model, Life Table
- Models, Life Table
Life Table Methods- Life Table Methods
- Life Table Method
- Method, Life Table
- Methods, Life Table
Life Table Analysis- Life Table Analysis
- Analyses, Life Table
- Analysis, Life Table
- Life Table Analyses
Life Table Estimates- Life Table Estimates
- Estimate, Life Table
- Estimates, Life Table
- Life Table Estimate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life Tables" by people in Profiles.
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Life Expectancy Trends Among Integrated Health Care System Enrollees, 2014-2017. Perm J. 2021 Dec 14; 25.
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Kidney disease progression and all-cause mortality across estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria categories among patients with vs. without type 2 diabetes. BMC Nephrol. 2020 05 07; 21(1):167.
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A systematic review to calculate background miscarriage rates using life table analysis. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Jun; 94(6):417-23.
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Predictors of tamoxifen discontinuation among older women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 01; 26(4):549-55.
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Quality of care is associated with survival in vulnerable older patients. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Aug 16; 143(4):274-81.
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Alcohol-attributable deaths and years of potential life lost--United States, 2001. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004 Sep 24; 53(37):866-70.
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The incidence of varicella in southern Taiwan: a life table method estimation among susceptible population. Vaccine. 2004 Jul 29; 22(21-22):2730-6.
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Prognostic value of treadmill exercise testing in elderly persons. Ann Intern Med. 2000 Jun 06; 132(11):862-70.
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Mortality and causes of death of 344 Danish patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) Br J Rheumatol. 1998 Jul; 37(7):750-5.
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Progression to dementia in patients with isolated memory loss. Lancet. 1997 Mar 15; 349(9054):763-5.