"Chronic Disease" 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.
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Disease- Chronic Disease
- Chronic Diseases
- Disease, Chronic
- Diseases, Chronic
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Illnesses
- Illness, Chronic
- Illnesses, Chronic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in this website by year, and whether "Chronic Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 1997 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1998 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1999 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2000 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2001 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2002 | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 2003 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2004 | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| 2005 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 2006 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| 2007 | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| 2008 | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 2009 | 3 | 40 | 43 |
| 2010 | 1 | 41 | 42 |
| 2011 | 2 | 43 | 45 |
| 2012 | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| 2013 | 4 | 35 | 39 |
| 2014 | 4 | 35 | 39 |
| 2015 | 8 | 26 | 34 |
| 2016 | 8 | 25 | 33 |
| 2017 | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| 2018 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| 2019 | 8 | 30 | 38 |
| 2020 | 2 | 42 | 44 |
| 2021 | 3 | 31 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2025 | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Predicting development of pediatric chronic immune thrombocytopenia at disease onset using a statistical risk model. Blood. 2026 Apr 16; 147(16):1863-1872.
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Intracoronary Imaging and Transcriptomic Characteristics Before and After Maximum Lipid-Lowering Therapy: YELLOW-III Study of Evolocumab and Maximum Statin Therapy in Chronic Coronary Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Apr; 19(4):516-534.
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy With Subretinal Hyper-Reflective Material: MICRoN Report 6. Am J Ophthalmol. 2026 Jun; 286:152-162.
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Economic and humanistic burden of chronic liver diseases in the United States. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2026 Mar; 26(3):379-387.
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State-of-the-Art Review: Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):1-13.
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Spatial transcriptomics reveals coordinated endothelial and epithelial activator protein-1 activation in chronic lung allograft dysfunction. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Jun; 45(6):1008-1012.
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Dupilumab for Chronic Hand Eczema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dermatitis. 2026 Jan; 37(1):20-41.
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Multi-omics to study chronic respiratory diseases and viral infections. Eur Respir Rev. 2026 Jan; 35(179).
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Chronic liver disease and hepatology care in transgender and gender diverse populations. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Apr; 11(4):334-344.
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A case of chronic Campylobacter fetus infection-related glomerulonephritis, mimicking systemic autoimmune diseases. CEN Case Rep. 2026 Jan 13; 15(1):18.