"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 1995 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 1996 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 1997 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 1998 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 1999 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2000 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2001 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2002 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| 2003 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2004 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 2005 | 1 | 54 | 55 |
| 2006 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 2007 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2008 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 2009 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2010 | 0 | 68 | 68 |
| 2011 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
| 2012 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| 2013 | 0 | 104 | 104 |
| 2014 | 0 | 110 | 110 |
| 2015 | 0 | 109 | 109 |
| 2016 | 0 | 107 | 107 |
| 2017 | 0 | 142 | 142 |
| 2018 | 0 | 137 | 137 |
| 2019 | 0 | 131 | 131 |
| 2020 | 0 | 131 | 131 |
| 2021 | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2022 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 66 | 66 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidence" by people in Profiles.
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Tuberculosis in adult migrants in Europe: a TBnet consensus statement. Eur Respir J. 2025 Mar; 65(3).
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The potential impact of ACOG guideline changes on genital melanoma detection rates in females: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis and implications for clinical practice. Arch Dermatol Res. 2025 Feb 19; 317(1):438.
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Incidence and Survival of Children and Adolescents With Wilms Tumor, United States, 2001-2020. Cancer Med. 2025 Feb; 14(3):e70598.
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Early-onset atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Jan 27; 32(2):100-112.
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Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Review. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Mar; 105(4):959-969.
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Increased Incidence and Severity of Group A Streptococcal Infections in Children in Southeast Texas From June 2022 to May 2023. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Feb 01; 44(2):118-124.
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Perioperative respiratory complications in intracapsular tonsillectomy and total tonsillectomy: Is there a difference? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Feb; 189:112216.
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The infected diabetic foot: Incidence and risk factors for dehiscence after surgery for diabetic foot infections. Wound Repair Regen. 2025 Jan-Feb; 33(1):e13235.
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Effectiveness of the primary Bacillus Calmette-Gu?rin vaccine against the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease: a meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet Microbe. 2025 Feb; 6(2):100961.
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Rates, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 in the United States. Curr Med Sci. 2024 Dec; 44(6):1202-1209.