"Asthma" 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.
A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D001249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Asthma- Asthma
- Asthmas
- Bronchial Asthma
- Asthma, Bronchial
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Asthma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Asthma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2005 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2006 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2007 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2012 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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Neighborhood Deprivation and Crime on Asthma Exacerbations and Utilization in Mild Adult Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Nov; 12(11):2966-2974.e11.
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Prenatal air pollution, maternal immune activation, and autism spectrum disorder. Environ Int. 2023 09; 179:108148.
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Intergenerational transmission of the effects of maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment in the USA: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Public Health. 2023 Mar; 8(3):e226-e237.
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Association Between Aluminum Exposure From Vaccines Before Age 24 Months and Persistent Asthma at Age 24 to 59 Months. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Jan-Feb; 23(1):37-46.
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Partnered decision support: Parental perspectives of completing a pre-visit pediatric asthma questionnaire via the patient portal. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 01; 57(1):100-108.
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Whole-genome sequencing in diverse subjects identifies genetic correlates of leukocyte traits: The NHLBI TOPMed program. Am J Hum Genet. 2021 10 07; 108(10):1836-1851.
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Can digital communication technology reduce health system personnel time? An evaluation of personnel requirements and costs in a randomized controlled trial. Transl Behav Med. 2021 04 07; 11(3):863-869.
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Obesity and Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19: Results From an Integrated Health Care Organization. Ann Intern Med. 2020 11 17; 173(10):773-781.
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Age-of-onset information helps identify 76 genetic variants associated with allergic disease. PLoS Genet. 2020 06; 16(6):e1008725.
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Ultrasensitive digital quantification of cytokines and bacteria predicts septic shock outcomes. Nat Commun. 2020 05 25; 11(1):2607.