"Chronic Disease" 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.
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Disease- Chronic Disease
- Chronic Diseases
- Disease, Chronic
- Diseases, Chronic
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Illnesses
- Illness, Chronic
- Illnesses, Chronic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 1996 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1997 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 1998 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1999 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2000 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2001 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2002 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2004 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2005 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2006 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2007 | 2 | 27 | 29 |
| 2008 | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| 2009 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2010 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| 2011 | 5 | 33 | 38 |
| 2012 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2013 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2014 | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| 2015 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| 2016 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 2017 | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| 2018 | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| 2019 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 2020 | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 2021 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Dyspnea-Noncardiovascular Origin: 2024 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 May; 22(5S):S163-S176.
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Airway associated inflammation in post-transplant cystic fibrosis patients as a predictor of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD). J Clin Pathol. 2025 Mar 19; 78(4):251-258.
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Acute Intermittent Hypoxia in People Living With Chronic Stroke: A Case Series. Stroke. 2025 Apr; 56(4):1054-1057.
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NKG2D blockade impairs tissue-resident memory T cell accumulation and reduces chronic lung allograft dysfunction. JCI Insight. 2025 Feb 24; 10(4).
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Assessment of Home-based Monitoring in Adults with Chronic Lung Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb; 211(2):174-193.
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Childhood opportunity index and vaccine uptake in pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations. Vaccine. 2025 Feb 27; 48:126734.
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Baseline disease characteristics by surgery history among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in the global AROMA registry. Am J Otolaryngol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 46(2):104596.
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Proximity to traffic is associated with worse symptom severity in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Am J Otolaryngol. 2025 Jan-Feb; 46(1):104580.
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Imaging of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Radiol Clin North Am. 2025 Mar; 63(2):223-234.
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Update on the immunological mechanisms of primary graft dysfunction and chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2024 Dec 01; 29(6):412-419.