"Adult" 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 person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.
| Descriptor ID |
D000328
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.060.116
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Adult".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Adult".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Adult" by people in this website by year, and whether "Adult" 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 | 226 | 226 |
| 1997 | 0 | 272 | 272 |
| 1998 | 0 | 273 | 273 |
| 1999 | 0 | 276 | 276 |
| 2000 | 0 | 274 | 274 |
| 2001 | 0 | 332 | 332 |
| 2002 | 0 | 370 | 370 |
| 2003 | 0 | 460 | 460 |
| 2004 | 0 | 485 | 485 |
| 2005 | 0 | 510 | 510 |
| 2006 | 0 | 495 | 495 |
| 2007 | 0 | 563 | 563 |
| 2008 | 0 | 521 | 521 |
| 2009 | 0 | 597 | 597 |
| 2010 | 0 | 658 | 658 |
| 2011 | 0 | 678 | 678 |
| 2012 | 0 | 803 | 803 |
| 2013 | 0 | 900 | 900 |
| 2014 | 0 | 933 | 933 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1049 | 1049 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1051 | 1051 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1068 | 1068 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1196 | 1196 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1082 | 1082 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1055 | 1055 |
| 2021 | 0 | 932 | 932 |
| 2022 | 0 | 577 | 577 |
| 2023 | 0 | 576 | 576 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1167 | 1167 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1187 | 1187 |
| 2026 | 0 | 406 | 406 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adult" by people in Profiles.
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Tag Teaming Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Education: Shifting Passive to Active Learning. Nurse Educ. 2026 May-Jun 01; 51(3):E183-E187.
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DiaBetter Together: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Peer Mentor Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes During the Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Care. Diabetes Care. 2026 Aug 01; 49(8):1357-1365.
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Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of flexible-dose tavapadon for Parkinson's disease (TEMPO-2): a phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Lancet Neurol. 2026 Aug; 25(8):721-730.
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Attachment Styles and Criterion B Domains of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders: A Naturalistic Study of Inpatient Men and Women. Personal Ment Health. 2026 08; 20(3):e70086.
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Toxicity from asparaginase during acute lymphoblastic leukemia induction: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Blood Adv. 2026 Jul 28; 10(14):4923-4930.
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Clofarabine for relapsed/refractory LCH and non-LC histiocytosis. Blood Adv. 2026 Jul 28; 10(14):5087-5096.
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Revised Thyroid Differentiation Score for Risk Stratification in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. JCO Precis Oncol. 2026 Jul; 10(7):e2600207.
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Performance of expanded diagnostic criteria for APECED in independent cohorts and implications for earlier diagnosis. JCI Insight. 2026 Jul 22; 11(14).
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Relative maternal protection against type 1 diabetes: A combined analysis of 5 observational studies. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jul 15; 111(8):2262-2274.
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Digital Training for Lay Health Care Workers' Knowledge and Skills in HIV Index Case Testing: Cluster Randomized Trial. JMIR Med Educ. 2026 Jul 15; 12:e89942.