"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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| 1995 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1996 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 1997 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 1998 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1999 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2000 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2001 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2002 | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 2003 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2004 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| 2005 | 2 | 27 | 29 |
| 2006 | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| 2007 | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| 2008 | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| 2009 | 3 | 35 | 38 |
| 2010 | 1 | 46 | 47 |
| 2011 | 2 | 44 | 46 |
| 2012 | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| 2013 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| 2014 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| 2015 | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| 2016 | 8 | 25 | 33 |
| 2017 | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| 2018 | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| 2019 | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| 2020 | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| 2021 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Maternal Postpartum Access to Care through Telemedicine (IMPACT): A multi-center randomized controlled trial of postpartum interventions to improve access and outcome. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 May; 152:107882.
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Improving Depression Detection and Measuring Its Impact upon Short-Term Survival in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun; 115:185-196.
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Core domain set for chronic and/or recurrent manifestations of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: OMERACT delphi survey to establish consensus. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2025 Jun; 72:152669.
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Parietal Cell Antibody Levels Among Chronic Gastritis Patients in a Country With Low Helicobacter pylori Infection: Epidemiology, Histopathological Features, and H. pylori Infection. Helicobacter. 2025 Mar-Apr; 30(2):e70035.
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Effectiveness of digital health interventions for chronic conditions management in European primary care settings: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Med Inform. 2025 Apr; 196:105820.
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A Comparison of Therapy Adherence for Vocal Fold Atrophy and Chronic Cough. Laryngoscope. 2025 Jun; 135(6):2076-2080.
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Advanced Wound, Ischemia, and Foot Infection stage is associated with poor outcomes in the BEST-CLI trial. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar; 81(3):720-729.e1.
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Decreasing chronic graft-versus-host disease rates in all populations. Blood Adv. 2024 Nov 26; 8(22):5829-5837.
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Chronic Aortic Regurgitation: Comparison With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Implications for Guideline Recommendations. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Apr; 18(4):403-417.
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Using patient-reported experiences to inform the use of foam dressings for hard-to-heal wounds: perspectives from a wound care expert panel. J Wound Care. 2024 Nov 02; 33(11):814-822.