"Follow-Up Studies" 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.
Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D005500
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.500.750.249 N05.715.360.775.175.250.350 N06.850.520.450.500.750.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Follow-Up Studies- Follow-Up Studies
- Follow Up Studies
- Follow-Up Study
- Studies, Follow-Up
- Study, Follow-Up
- Followup Studies
- Followup Study
- Studies, Followup
- Study, Followup
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 1997 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 1998 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 1999 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2000 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2001 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| 2002 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2003 | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| 2004 | 0 | 78 | 78 |
| 2005 | 0 | 107 | 107 |
| 2006 | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| 2007 | 0 | 130 | 130 |
| 2008 | 0 | 97 | 97 |
| 2009 | 0 | 109 | 109 |
| 2010 | 0 | 116 | 116 |
| 2011 | 0 | 159 | 159 |
| 2012 | 0 | 172 | 172 |
| 2013 | 0 | 189 | 189 |
| 2014 | 1 | 213 | 214 |
| 2015 | 0 | 207 | 207 |
| 2016 | 0 | 179 | 179 |
| 2017 | 0 | 244 | 244 |
| 2018 | 0 | 217 | 217 |
| 2019 | 0 | 226 | 226 |
| 2020 | 0 | 186 | 186 |
| 2021 | 0 | 101 | 101 |
| 2022 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2023 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 107 | 107 |
| 2025 | 0 | 120 | 120 |
| 2026 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Follow-Up Studies" by people in Profiles.
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Correlates of 5-year decline in 6-min walk distance in the COPDGene cohort. Thorax. 2026 Jun 15; 81(7):664-671.
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Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia. N Engl J Med. 2026 May 28; 394(20):2015-2025.
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From uncertainty to understanding: The focus on follow-up initiative. Clin Imaging. 2026 Aug; 136:110843.
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Long-Term Outcomes of Renal Transplant Allografts With De Novo DSA in the Setting of Stable Function. Clin Transplant. 2026 May; 40(5):e70576.
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THE "SCOLEX" SIGN: A Distinct Hyperreflective Foci on the Wall of Serous Pigment Epithelial Detachments in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy - Micron Report Number Seven. Retina. 2026 May 01; 46(5):871-880.
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Safety and activity of pirtobrutinib in patients with relapsed or refractory Waldenstr?m macroglobulinaemia: 5-year follow-up of the open-label, multicentre, phase 1/2 BRUIN trial. Lancet Haematol. 2026 May; 13(5):e284-e296.
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Marrow-ablative chemotherapy and re-irradiation are associated with improved overall survival in patients with relapsed central nervous system nongerminomatous germ cell tumors. J Neurooncol. 2026 Apr 17; 177(3).
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Factors associated with non-participation of preterm infants at two and five years in a large population-based French healthcare network. BMC Pediatr. 2026 04 11; 26(1).
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Elevated gamma glutamyl transferase levels as screening marker of stage 3-4 hepatic fibrosis in youth-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective chart review. BMC Endocr Disord. 2026 Apr 07; 26(1).
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Intermediate Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma in Very Young Children (Less Than or Equal to 24 Months) Treated on the Prior Children's Oncology Group Protocol ARST1431. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jun; 73(6):e70293.