"Adult" 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.
A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.
| Descriptor ID |
D000328
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.060.116
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Adult".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Adult" by people in this website by year, and whether "Adult" 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 | 226 | 226 |
| 1997 | 0 | 271 | 271 |
| 1998 | 0 | 277 | 277 |
| 1999 | 0 | 278 | 278 |
| 2000 | 0 | 275 | 275 |
| 2001 | 0 | 333 | 333 |
| 2002 | 0 | 373 | 373 |
| 2003 | 0 | 463 | 463 |
| 2004 | 0 | 487 | 487 |
| 2005 | 0 | 508 | 508 |
| 2006 | 0 | 496 | 496 |
| 2007 | 0 | 565 | 565 |
| 2008 | 0 | 521 | 521 |
| 2009 | 0 | 593 | 593 |
| 2010 | 0 | 663 | 663 |
| 2011 | 0 | 671 | 671 |
| 2012 | 0 | 800 | 800 |
| 2013 | 0 | 901 | 901 |
| 2014 | 0 | 931 | 931 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1039 | 1039 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1028 | 1028 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1057 | 1057 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1180 | 1180 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1091 | 1091 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1058 | 1058 |
| 2021 | 0 | 934 | 934 |
| 2022 | 0 | 572 | 572 |
| 2023 | 0 | 585 | 585 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1159 | 1159 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1184 | 1184 |
| 2026 | 0 | 539 | 539 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adult" by people in Profiles.
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Tag Teaming Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Education: Shifting Passive to Active Learning. Nurse Educ. 2026 May-Jun 01; 51(3):E183-E187.
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Diagnostic yield of genome sequencing in children with progressive movement disorders. Brain. 2026 Oct 05; 149(10):3404-3413.
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Associations Between Antiparietal Cell Antibody Values and Atrophy in a South and Southeast Asian General Population. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2026 10 01; 60(9):822-827.
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Islet Autoantibody Patterns Vary by Race and Ethnicity and Area Deprivation Index for Individuals at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2026 Oct 01; 49(10):1834-1841.
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Duration of Medication Use for Opioid Use Disorder and Risk of Postpartum Overdose and Death. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Oct 01; 9(10):e2637214.
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Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Phase I Study of CD40 Agonist Sotigalimab in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients with Recurrent CNS Tumors and Newly Diagnosed DIPG. Clin Cancer Res. 2026 Oct 01; 32(19):4307-4318.
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High-grade astrocytoma with piloid features: A clinical and genomic analysis of prognostic factors using a large cohort. Neuro Oncol. 2026 Oct 01; 28(10):2435-2448.
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Using artificial intelligence to identify drowning risk and protective factors present in media reports in metropolitan Houston, Texas. Inj Prev. 2026 Sep 28; 32(5):883-885.
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Genomic Surveillance of Human Metapneumovirus in the United States, 2010-2025. J Infect Dis. 2026 Sep 23; 234(3):e556-e565.
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Stroke in the Young: Incidence, 30-Day Case Fatality Rates, and Risk Factors Over Time in a Population-Based Study. Neurology. 2026 Oct 27; 107(8):e218622.