"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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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2001 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2004 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2006 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2007 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2010 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2011 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2012 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2013 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2014 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2015 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2016 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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What Is the Accuracy of Vaginal Swab Versus Urine for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis? Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Oct; 82(4):517-519.
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Prevalence of Symptoms =12 Months After Acute Illness, by COVID-19 Testing Status Among Adults - United States, December 2020-March 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Aug 11; 72(32):859-865.
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Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease dementia in the 50 US states and 3142 counties: A population estimate using the 2020 bridged-race postcensal from the National Center for Health Statistics. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 10; 19(10):4388-4395.
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What Is the Real Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Why so Many Mixed Messages? Clin Liver Dis. 2023 11; 27(4):973-984.
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Older Adults and Late-Life Depression. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2023 Apr; 61(4):8-9.
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Prevalence and predictors of Twiddler's syndrome. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun; 46(6):454-458.
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Autism in Women. Neurol Clin. 2023 05; 41(2):381-397.
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Assessing Disparities in the Prevalence of Atopic Comorbidities Among Food-Allergic Children. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 04; 11(4):1169-1176.
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Prevalence of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients diagnosed with subglottic stenosis. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Mar-Apr; 44(2):103737.
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Childhood grief: Elevating awareness of prevalence and the need for requisite support. J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2022 11; 35(4):299-300.