"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 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2001 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2002 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2003 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2004 | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| 2005 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 2006 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| 2007 | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| 2008 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| 2009 | 3 | 41 | 44 |
| 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 | 28 | 36 |
| 2017 | 5 | 26 | 31 |
| 2018 | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| 2019 | 8 | 30 | 38 |
| 2020 | 2 | 42 | 44 |
| 2021 | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2025 | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| 2026 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Acute and Chronic Infectious Prostatitis in Older Adults. Clin Geriatr Med. 2026 Aug; 42(3):579-598.
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Vestibular neuromodulation for chronic insomnia after traumatic brain injury: a case series. Brain Inj. 2026 Aug; 40(11):1007-1011.
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Use of Wireless Smart Devices in Remote Monitoring of Chronic Wounds: A Scoping Review. Wound Repair Regen. 2026 Jul-Aug; 34(4):e70194.
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Economic evaluation of Hirschsprung disease testing strategies for children with medically-refractory chronic constipation: A cost-effectiveness analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Sep; 61(9):163279.
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A clinically practical aging clock (physical clock) for healthy aging: development, validation, and application for health assessment and intervention. Sci China Life Sci. 2026 Aug; 69(8):2816-2837.
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A call to action for the use of composite hematologic measurements in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and other chronic bleeding disorders. Expert Rev Hematol. 2026 Aug; 19(8):803-810.
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Trajectories of Treatment Disruption for Chronic Outpatient Medications for U.S. Veterans During Drug Shortages. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026 Jun; 35(6):e70393.
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Mechanistic analysis of an IRF7-dependent pathway in virus-induced fibrosis in chronic lung allograft dysfunction. EBioMedicine. 2026 Jun; 128:106285.
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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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Neuropathological hallmarks during the chronic phase of ischemic stroke in mice and humans. Exp Neurol. 2026 Aug; 402:115766.