"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 225 | 225 |
| 1997 | 0 | 271 | 271 |
| 1998 | 0 | 272 | 272 |
| 1999 | 0 | 275 | 275 |
| 2000 | 0 | 273 | 273 |
| 2001 | 0 | 332 | 332 |
| 2002 | 0 | 370 | 370 |
| 2003 | 0 | 459 | 459 |
| 2004 | 0 | 483 | 483 |
| 2005 | 0 | 508 | 508 |
| 2006 | 0 | 496 | 496 |
| 2007 | 0 | 562 | 562 |
| 2008 | 0 | 521 | 521 |
| 2009 | 0 | 594 | 594 |
| 2010 | 0 | 658 | 658 |
| 2011 | 0 | 672 | 672 |
| 2012 | 0 | 801 | 801 |
| 2013 | 0 | 899 | 899 |
| 2014 | 0 | 929 | 929 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1036 | 1036 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1021 | 1021 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1052 | 1052 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1177 | 1177 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1078 | 1078 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1046 | 1046 |
| 2021 | 0 | 932 | 932 |
| 2022 | 0 | 570 | 570 |
| 2023 | 0 | 579 | 579 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1154 | 1154 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1184 | 1184 |
| 2026 | 0 | 441 | 441 |
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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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BMI Normalization Is Associated With Lower Risk of Progression to Type 1 Diabetes, Primarily in Youth. Diabetes Care. 2026 Sep 01; 49(9):1729-1737.
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Global Burden of Elevated LDL-C: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. JAMA. 2026 Aug 25; 336(8):673-698.
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Donor-specific transplant outcomes from BMT CTN 1702: a multicenter prospective biologic assignment trial. Blood Adv. 2026 Aug 25; 10(16):5543-5552.
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2025 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on the Treatment and Management of COVID-19: Antiviral Treatment for Mild to Moderate COVID-19 in Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Aug 24; 82(Supplement_3):i1-i17.
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Neonatal Survival After Serial Amnioinfusions for Anhydramnios Due to Fetal Kidney Failure: The RAFT Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 Aug 11; 336(6):473-483.
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Pregnancy Ambivalence, History of Pregnancy, Condom Use, and Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Youth Experiencing Homelessness. Matern Child Health J. 2026 Aug; 30(8):1001-1007.
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Consensus recommendations for CAR T-cell administration in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a modified Delphi study. Blood. 2026 Aug 06; 148(6):657-668.
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In Vitro Fertilization and VACTERL Birth Defects. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Aug 03; 9(8):e2629355.
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Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of flexible-dose tavapadon for Parkinson's disease (TEMPO-2): a phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Lancet Neurol. 2026 Aug; 25(8):721-730.