"Retrospective 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 used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.
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D012189
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E05.318.760.500.500.500 E05.318.760.500.750.750 N05.715.360.775.175.200.710 N05.715.360.775.175.250.815 N06.850.520.450.500.500.500 N06.850.520.450.500.750.825
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 1997 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 1998 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 1999 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2000 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2001 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| 2002 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| 2003 | 0 | 127 | 127 |
| 2004 | 0 | 135 | 135 |
| 2005 | 0 | 166 | 166 |
| 2006 | 0 | 157 | 157 |
| 2007 | 0 | 217 | 217 |
| 2008 | 0 | 223 | 223 |
| 2009 | 0 | 218 | 218 |
| 2010 | 0 | 258 | 258 |
| 2011 | 0 | 311 | 311 |
| 2012 | 0 | 334 | 334 |
| 2013 | 0 | 418 | 418 |
| 2014 | 0 | 430 | 430 |
| 2015 | 0 | 528 | 528 |
| 2016 | 0 | 501 | 501 |
| 2017 | 0 | 614 | 614 |
| 2018 | 0 | 654 | 654 |
| 2019 | 0 | 646 | 646 |
| 2020 | 0 | 744 | 744 |
| 2021 | 1 | 762 | 763 |
| 2022 | 0 | 692 | 692 |
| 2023 | 0 | 730 | 730 |
| 2024 | 0 | 714 | 714 |
| 2025 | 0 | 616 | 616 |
| 2026 | 0 | 142 | 142 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Retrospective Studies" by people in Profiles.
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Trajectories of Treatment Disruption for Chronic Outpatient Medications for U.S. Veterans During Drug Shortages. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026 Jun; 35(6):e70393.
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Malaria in Children at 9 US Hospitals: 2016-2023. Pediatrics. 2026 Jun 01; 157(6).
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Effect of the initial combination approach vs initial monotherapy approach on 1-year trajectories of adherence in drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2026 Jun; 32(6):717-734.
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Identifying Early Predictive Factors of Unexpected Clinical Deterioration in Postoperative Pediatric Surgical Patients. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2026 Jul-Aug 01; 45(4):176-180.
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CD19 CAR T-cell outcomes in relapsed/refractory extramedullary B-ALL: a multisite, retrospective cohort review. Blood Adv. 2026 May 26; 10(10):3467-3479.
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Discourse and Sentiment on Reddit Before and After COVID-19: Mixed Methods Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study. J Med Internet Res. 2026 May 19; 28:e83558.
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Ceftazidime-avibactam for multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections: outcomes and timing of initiation across 22 U.S. medical centers. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026 Jun 03; 70(6):e0026826.
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Clinicogenomic and Histopathologic Analyses of Supermassive Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and the Role of Ablative Radiotherapy. Clin Cancer Res. 2026 May 15; 32(10):2079-2087.
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Procedure duration predicts outcomes more than prehospital delay in endovascular stroke treatment. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 May 14; 18(6):1494-1502.
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T2 Hyperintensity and ADC Values in Fetal Brain MRI following Prenatal Open Neural Tube Defect Repair. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 May 04; 47(5):1380-1385.