"Causality" 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 relating of causes to the effects they produce. Causes are termed necessary when they must always precede an effect and sufficient when they initiate or produce an effect. Any of several factors may be associated with the potential disease causation or outcome, including predisposing factors, enabling factors, precipitating factors, reinforcing factors, and risk factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D015984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.200 N06.850.490.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Multifactorial Causality- Multifactorial Causality
- Causalities, Multifactorial
- Causality, Multifactorial
- Multifactorial Causalities
Multiple Causation- Multiple Causation
- Causation, Multiple
- Causations, Multiple
- Multiple Causations
Reinforcing Factors- Reinforcing Factors
- Factor, Reinforcing
- Factors, Reinforcing
- Reinforcing Factor
Enabling Factors- Enabling Factors
- Enabling Factor
- Factor, Enabling
- Factors, Enabling
Predisposing Factors- Predisposing Factors
- Factor, Predisposing
- Factors, Predisposing
- Predisposing Factor
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Causality" by people in Profiles.
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Etiology of Early-Onset Complete Atrioventricular Block and Use of Implanted Cardiac Electronic Devices. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 10 31; 82(18):1804-1806.
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Causes and implications of increasing costs of prescription medications for allergists. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 09; 131(3):290-291.
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Person-Specific Contributions of Brain Pathologies to Progressive Parkinsonism in Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 03 31; 76(4):615-621.
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Changes in Body Mass Index Are Related to Faster Cognitive Decline Among African American Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 11; 68(11):2662-2667.
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Shared Causal Paths underlying Alzheimer's dementia and Type 2 Diabetes. Sci Rep. 2020 03 05; 10(1):4107.
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Life-Course Smoking Trajectories and Risk for Emphysema in Middle Age: The CARDIA Lung Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 01 15; 199(2):237-240.
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Late-life Cognitive Activity and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Bias Analysis. Epidemiology. 2016 09; 27(5):732-42.
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Impact of Appropriate Use on the Estimated Radiation Risk to Men and Women Undergoing Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. J Nucl Med. 2016 Aug; 57(8):1251-7.
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Associations between body mass index and sexual functioning in midlife women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Menopause. 2015 Nov; 22(11):1175-81.
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Prognostic value of heart rate response during regadenoson stress myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with end stage renal disease. J Nucl Cardiol. 2016 06; 23(3):560-9.