"Follow-Up Studies" 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.
Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D005500
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.500.750.249 N05.715.360.775.175.250.350 N06.850.520.450.500.750.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Follow-Up Studies- Follow-Up Studies
- Follow Up Studies
- Follow-Up Study
- Studies, Follow-Up
- Study, Follow-Up
- Followup Studies
- Followup Study
- Studies, Followup
- Study, Followup
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| 1997 | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| 1998 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| 1999 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
| 2000 | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| 2001 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2002 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2003 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| 2004 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2005 | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| 2006 | 0 | 105 | 105 |
| 2007 | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| 2008 | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| 2009 | 0 | 83 | 83 |
| 2010 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| 2011 | 0 | 117 | 117 |
| 2012 | 0 | 122 | 122 |
| 2013 | 0 | 118 | 118 |
| 2014 | 0 | 142 | 142 |
| 2015 | 0 | 134 | 134 |
| 2016 | 0 | 119 | 119 |
| 2017 | 1 | 124 | 125 |
| 2018 | 0 | 150 | 150 |
| 2019 | 0 | 152 | 152 |
| 2020 | 0 | 121 | 121 |
| 2021 | 0 | 76 | 76 |
| 2022 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2023 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 84 | 84 |
| 2025 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Follow-Up Studies" by people in Profiles.
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Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Hypothyroidism Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Study Using TriNetX. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Feb 20; 111(3):e766-e777.
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Measuring Hypothyroidism Disease Control Using a TSH-based "Time-in-range". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jan 21; 111(2):e484-e492.
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Is it Possible To Identify Patients After Their First Hospitalization for a Psychotic Disorder Who Do Not Use Anti-Psychotics and are Not Later Rehospitalized? Schizophr Bull. 2026 Jan 16; 52(1).
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Somatic Symptom Disorder After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2026 Jan-Feb 01; 41(1):E18-E26.
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Shortened dual antiplatelet therapy duration after percutaneous patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect closure. J Invasive Cardiol. 2025 Dec; 37(12).
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Characterizing Disparities in Access to Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas: A National Cancer Database Analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Nov 18; 110(12):e4188-e4195.
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Physical activity levels may impact on the risk of premature mortality in people with epilepsy. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 07; 16(1):9837.
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Hemodynamic Profiles During Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor Implantation: Risk Stratification in Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Card Fail. 2025 Nov; 31(11):1621-1630.
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The association of place-based disadvantage and access to deceased donor heart transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2026 Feb; 26(2):393-403.
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Medical Imaging and Pediatric and Adolescent Hematologic Cancer Risk. N Engl J Med. 2025 Oct 02; 393(13):1269-1278.