"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 | 27 | 28 |
| 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 | 4 | 31 | 35 |
| 2014 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| 2015 | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| 2016 | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| 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 | 28 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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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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Decreasing chronic graft-versus-host disease rates in all populations. Blood Adv. 2024 Nov 26; 8(22):5829-5837.
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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.
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Development of Self-Management Skills in 14- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions: A Qualitative Study. Child Care Health Dev. 2024 Nov; 50(6):e70012.
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Evaluation of balloon sinuplasty for the treatment of pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Dec 01; 32(6):424-427.
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Integration of palliative care in the management of multiple chronic conditions: An expert consensus paper with policy implications. Nurs Outlook. 2024 Nov-Dec; 72(6):102273.
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Immunoglobulins act as predictors of chronicity in pediatric immune thrombocytopenia. Blood Adv. 2024 10 08; 8(19):5118-5121.
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease: unresolved complication or ancient history? Blood. 2024 09 26; 144(13):1363-1373.
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Recognition of Traumatic Brain Injury as a Chronic Condition: A Commentary. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Dec; 41(23-24):2602-2605.
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Axatilimab in Recurrent or Refractory Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. N Engl J Med. 2024 Sep 19; 391(11):1002-1014.