"Prevalence" 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 total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
| Descriptor ID |
D015995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.750 N01.224.935.597.750 N06.850.505.400.975.525.750 N06.850.520.308.985.525.750
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prevalence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prevalence" 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 | 7 | 7 |
| 1996 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1998 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1999 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2000 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2001 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2002 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2003 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2004 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2005 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2006 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2007 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
| 2008 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2009 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| 2010 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
| 2011 | 1 | 81 | 82 |
| 2012 | 0 | 90 | 90 |
| 2013 | 0 | 85 | 85 |
| 2014 | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2015 | 0 | 90 | 90 |
| 2016 | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2017 | 0 | 103 | 103 |
| 2018 | 0 | 92 | 92 |
| 2019 | 0 | 97 | 97 |
| 2020 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 2021 | 1 | 69 | 70 |
| 2022 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2023 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2024 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" 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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Burden of cardiometabolic diseases and depression in a low-income, urban community in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 24; 25(1):757.
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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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Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastrointestinal Symptoms After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: An 8-year Follow-up Analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr; 60(4):162215.
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School neighborhood deprivation is associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Mar; 103:9-15.
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Epidemiologic Investigation of Protozoa and Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Starr County, Texas. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Apr 02; 112(4):816-818.
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Prevalence of and risk factors for osteoporosis and fragility fracture in adults with cerebral palsy: A systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 May; 67(5):563-571.
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Current Burden of Lean Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Among US Adults, 2017-2023. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Mar; 61(5):891-894.
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Problematic social media use and relationship to mental health characteristics in youth from the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN). J Affect Disord. 2025 Apr 01; 374:128-140.
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Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural eastern Ethiopia - a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1467462.