"Pain" 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.
An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by NERVE ENDINGS of NOCICEPTIVE NEURONS.
| Descriptor ID |
D010146
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612 F02.830.816.444 G11.561.790.444
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| Concept/Terms |
Pain, Burning- Pain, Burning
- Burning Pain
- Burning Pains
- Pains, Burning
Suffering, Physical- Suffering, Physical
- Physical Suffering
- Physical Sufferings
- Sufferings, Physical
Pain, Migratory- Pain, Migratory
- Migratory Pain
- Migratory Pains
- Pains, Migratory
Pain, Radiating- Pain, Radiating
- Pains, Radiating
- Radiating Pain
- Radiating Pains
Pain, Splitting- Pain, Splitting
- Pains, Splitting
- Splitting Pain
- Splitting Pains
Pain, Crushing- Pain, Crushing
- Crushing Pain
- Crushing Pains
- Pains, Crushing
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2014 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2015 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2021 | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 2022 | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| 2023 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Pain management in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: an international expert consensus statement. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 May 14; 184(6):342.
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Placebo nonresponders: An experimental investigation on their unreliability over time. J Pain. 2025 Mar; 28:104777.
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Trajectory, interactions, and predictors of higher symptom burden during induction therapy for multiple myeloma. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2024 Dec 04; 8(1):141.
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Comparative risk of mortality in new users of prescription opioids for noncancer pain: results from the International Pharmacosurveillance Study. Pain. 2025 May 01; 166(5):1118-1127.
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Providers'?use of pharmacogenetic testing to inform opioid prescribing among veterans. Pharmacogenomics. 2024; 25(12-13):495-501.
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Examining Financial Strain and Subjective Social Status in Terms of Behavioral Health Among Latinx Adults in a Federally Qualified Health Center. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Oct; 12(5):3429-3441.
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Bone Pain and Survival Among Patients With Metastatic, Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the SWOG-1216 Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 07 01; 7(7):e2419966.
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Is Suffering a Useless Concept? Am J Bioeth. 2025 Aug; 25(8):12-19.
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Pain in the Time of Climate Change. Pediatrics. 2024 Jun 01; 153(6).
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Assessing the Acceptability and Effectiveness of a Novel Therapeutic Footwear in Reducing Foot Pain and Improving Function among Older Adults: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial. Gerontology. 2024; 70(8):842-854.