"Life Expectancy" 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.
Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably expected to live.
| Descriptor ID |
D008017
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.450 N01.224.935.464 N06.850.505.400.975.450 N06.850.520.308.985.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Life Expectancy- Life Expectancy
- Expectancies, Life
- Expectancy, Life
- Life Expectancies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life Expectancy" 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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Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Updated Modeling Study for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2021 05 18; 325(19):1998-2011.
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Association of Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost With Active Tuberculosis in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 09 01; 3(9):e2014481.
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Comparison of Overall and Comorbidity-Free Life Expectancy Between Insured Adults With and Without HIV Infection, 2000-2016. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 06 01; 3(6):e207954.
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Life-Expectancy Disparities Among Adults With HIV in the United States and Canada: The Impact of a Reduction in Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Using the Lives Saved Simulation Model. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 12 31; 188(12):2097-2109.
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Green pastures: Do US real estate prices respond to population health? Health Place. 2018 01; 49:59-67.
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Radiotherapy for brain metastases near the end of life in an integrated health care system. Ann Palliat Med. 2017 Aug; 6(Suppl 1):S28-S38.
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Narrowing the Gap in Life Expectancy Between HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals With Access to Care. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 09 01; 73(1):39-46.
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Hispanic-White Differences in Lifespan Variability in the United States. Demography. 2016 Feb; 53(1):215-39.
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Impact of bariatric surgery on life expectancy in severely obese patients with diabetes: a decision analysis. Ann Surg. 2015 May; 261(5):914-9.