"Asthma" 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 form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D001249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Asthma- Asthma
- Asthmas
- Bronchial Asthma
- Asthma, Bronchial
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Asthma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Asthma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 1998 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2001 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2004 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2005 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2007 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2008 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2011 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2012 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2013 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2015 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| 2016 | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 2017 | 30 | 3 | 33 |
| 2018 | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 2019 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
| 2020 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| 2021 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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Polygenic risk scores for asthma and allergic disease associate with COVID-19 severity in 9/11 responders. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0282271.
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A Call for the United States to Accelerate the Implementation of Reliever Combination Inhaled Corticosteroid-Formoterol Inhalers in Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 02 15; 207(4):390-405.
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Key recommendations for primary care from the 2022 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) update. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2023 02 08; 33(1):7.
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Roflumilast May Increase Risk of Exacerbations When Used to Treat Poorly Controlled Asthma in People with Obesity. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 02; 20(2):206-214.
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The Devil is in the Details: Much Remains Unknown About Optimal Community Health Worker Interventions to Improve Pediatric Asthma Outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 12; 10(12):3194-3195.
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Discerning asthma endotypes through comorbidity mapping. Nat Commun. 2022 11 07; 13(1):6712.
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Pediatric Hospitalizations for Atopic Dermatitis in the United States; Characteristics Associated with the Atopic Triad. Skinmed. 2022; 20(5):344-349.
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The Impact of Caregiver Depression on Child Asthma Outcomes: Pathways and Mechanisms. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 01; 11(1):200-209.
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New Insights Relating Gasdermin B to the Onset of Childhood Asthma. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 Oct; 67(4):430-437.
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Exercising with Asthma: A Slow Burn or a Quick HIIT? J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 10; 10(10):2605-2606.