"Comorbidity" 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 presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.
| Descriptor ID |
D015897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.225 N06.850.490.687
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Comorbidity".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Comorbidity".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Comorbidity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2002 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2005 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2006 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2007 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2008 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2009 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2010 | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| 2011 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2012 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2013 | 1 | 37 | 38 |
| 2014 | 2 | 40 | 42 |
| 2015 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2016 | 3 | 33 | 36 |
| 2017 | 2 | 45 | 47 |
| 2018 | 3 | 38 | 41 |
| 2019 | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| 2020 | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| 2021 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| 2022 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trichotillomania. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2024 Aug 27; 26(4).
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Health care resource use and costs in patients with food allergies: a United States insurance claims database analysis. J Med Econ. 2024 Jan-Dec; 27(1):1027-1035.
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The clinical and economic burdens of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. J Med Econ. 2024 Jan-Dec; 27(1):919-930.
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Age and Comorbidities Are Associated With Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure. Am J Hypertens. 2024 03 15; 37(4):280-289.
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Forgetting the Frail: National Trends in Vitamin D Prescription After Fragility Fracture-A Large Insurance Claims Database Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 May 15; 32(10):464-471.
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Guiding Ethical Decisions in Cochlear Implantation for the Hearing Impaired with Comorbid Psychosis. J Clin Ethics. 2024; 35(2):101-106.
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis diagnosis and treatment from the perspective of patients and primary care physicians: a cross-sectional survey. Ann Med. 2023 12; 55(1):2211349.
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Global survey of stigma among physicians and patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol. 2024 Mar; 80(3):419-430.
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Endocannabinoids, cortisol, and development of post-traumatic psychopathological trajectories. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023 Nov-Dec; 85:199-206.
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Clinical characteristics of trichotillomania. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2023 11; 35(4):228-233.