"Causality" 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 relating of causes to the effects they produce. Causes are termed necessary when they must always precede an effect and sufficient when they initiate or produce an effect. Any of several factors may be associated with the potential disease causation or outcome, including predisposing factors, enabling factors, precipitating factors, reinforcing factors, and risk factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D015984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.200 N06.850.490.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Multifactorial Causality- Multifactorial Causality
- Causalities, Multifactorial
- Causality, Multifactorial
- Multifactorial Causalities
Multiple Causation- Multiple Causation
- Causation, Multiple
- Causations, Multiple
- Multiple Causations
Reinforcing Factors- Reinforcing Factors
- Factor, Reinforcing
- Factors, Reinforcing
- Reinforcing Factor
Enabling Factors- Enabling Factors
- Enabling Factor
- Factor, Enabling
- Factors, Enabling
Predisposing Factors- Predisposing Factors
- Factor, Predisposing
- Factors, Predisposing
- Predisposing Factor
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Causality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Causality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Causality" by people in Profiles.
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Natural disasters resulting from climate change: The impact of hurricanes and flooding on perinatal outcomes. Semin Perinatol. 2023 12; 47(8):151840.
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PPIs and gastric cancer: any causal relationship? Acta Biomed. 2023 06 14; 94(3):e2023096.
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An Overview of Current Methods for Real-world Applications to Generalize or Transport Clinical Trial Findings to Target Populations of Interest. Epidemiology. 2023 09 01; 34(5):627-636.
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Genetic Associations Between Modifiable Risk Factors and Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 05 01; 6(5):e2313734.
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Etiology of oncogenic fusions in 5,190 childhood cancers and its clinical and therapeutic implication. Nat Commun. 2023 04 05; 14(1):1739.
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Statistical and Methodological Considerations for Randomized Controlled Trial Design in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 10 01; 102(10):855-860.
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Obesity and Overweight: Probing Causes, Consequences, and Novel Therapeutic Approaches Through the American Heart Association's Strategically Focused Research Network. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 02 21; 12(4):e027693.
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Measurement rigor is not a substitute for design rigor in causal inference: increased physical activity does cause (modest) weight loss. Int J Obes (Lond). 2023 01; 47(1):3-4.
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Frequency, Predictors, and Outcome of Seizures in Patients With Myelomeningocele: Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. J Child Neurol. 2022 01; 37(1):80-88.
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Analyzing causal relationships in proteomic profiles using CausalPath. STAR Protoc. 2021 12 17; 2(4):100955.