"Environmental Exposure" 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 exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.
| Descriptor ID |
D004781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.460.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Environmental Exposure- Environmental Exposure
- Exposure, Environmental
- Environmental Exposures
- Exposures, Environmental
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Environmental Exposure" by people in this website by year, and whether "Environmental Exposure" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2015 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2025 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Environmental Exposure" by people in Profiles.
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Environmental Exposures and Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Vulnerable Youth: The Example of American Indian/Alaska Native Populations. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2026 May 09; 28(1).
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Residential Radon Levels and Ovarian Cancer Among Postmenopausal Women. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e268641.
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A scalable two-stage Bayesian approach accounting for exposure measurement error in environmental epidemiology. Biostatistics. 2025 12 31; 26(1).
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Psychiatric Conditions and Symptoms After Toxic Environmental Exposures During Military Service: An Evidence Map. Med Care. 2026 Jan 01; 64(2S Suppl 2):S137-S148.
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Correlation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure with testosterone levels in the male population. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2026 Jan; 121:104906.
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Shaping the future of human biomonitoring (HBM): progress, strategy, and global vision from ISES Europe and the HBM Global Network. Environ Int. 2026 Jan; 207:109985.
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Integrating extreme weather and air pollution risk reduction into pediatric cancer care. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2025 Sep; 55(9):101807.
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Integrating environmental risk factors into pediatric cancer care: Laying the groundwork for improved outcomes and primary prevention. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2025 Sep; 55(9):101821.
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalate metabolites and their association with low estimated glomerular filtration rates in the US population. Food Chem Toxicol. 2026 Jan; 207:115853.
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Probabilistic dermal risk assessment for shallow groundwater users in agricultural settings of Saudi Arabia. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 05; 15(1):38798.