"Incidence" 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 number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.
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D015994
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.375 N01.224.935.597.500 N06.850.505.400.975.525.375 N06.850.520.308.985.525.375
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Incidence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Incidence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 1998 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2000 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2001 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2002 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 2003 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| 2004 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2005 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2006 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2007 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 2008 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2009 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
| 2010 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2011 | 0 | 78 | 78 |
| 2012 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
| 2013 | 0 | 115 | 115 |
| 2014 | 0 | 114 | 114 |
| 2015 | 0 | 131 | 131 |
| 2016 | 0 | 116 | 116 |
| 2017 | 0 | 148 | 148 |
| 2018 | 0 | 155 | 155 |
| 2019 | 0 | 142 | 142 |
| 2020 | 0 | 135 | 135 |
| 2021 | 0 | 105 | 105 |
| 2022 | 0 | 72 | 72 |
| 2023 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2024 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| 2025 | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| 2026 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidence" by people in Profiles.
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Risk of malignancy after diagnosis of radial sclerosing lesion with associated atypia. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2026 Oct 26; 220(1).
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Risk factors for endometrial cancer incidence and regional and ethnic disparities in the USA. J Glob Health. 2026 Oct 23; 16:04368.
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Acute Coronary Occlusions in NSTEMI Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the CathPCI Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Oct 12; 19(19):2539-2551.
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Stroke in the Young: Incidence, 30-Day Case Fatality Rates, and Risk Factors Over Time in a Population-Based Study. Neurology. 2026 Oct 27; 107(8):e218622.
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Association Between Nonsyndromic Congenital Heart Disease and Childhood Cancer in a Population-Based, Retrospective Cohort of 11?Million Children. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Sep 15; 15(18):e050164.
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Incidence and risk factors for pneumonitis in urothelial carcinoma treated with enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab: retrospective study. Oncologist. 2026 Sep 09; 31(10).
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Temporal changes in sex and race/ethnicity incidence rate ratios for hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States, 1992-2022. Cancer Causes Control. 2026 Aug 30; 37(9).
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Metabolites Associated With Long-Term Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease: The ARIC Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026 Oct; 46(10):e324549.
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Significance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Detection in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Descriptive Epidemiology. Transplant Proc. 2026 Oct; 58(8):1557-1561.
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Incidence of heat-related illness in a Texas emergency department network: a retrospective analysis. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2026 Nov; 39(6):1086-1090.