"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in this website by year, and whether "Chronic Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1997 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 1998 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1999 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2000 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2001 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2002 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2004 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2005 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2006 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2007 | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| 2008 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| 2009 | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 2010 | 2 | 29 | 31 |
| 2011 | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| 2012 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2013 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2014 | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| 2015 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2016 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2017 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 2018 | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| 2019 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2020 | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| 2021 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Palopegteriparatide for adults with chronic hypoparathyroidism: skeletal dynamics through 3 years of the phase 2 PaTH forward trial. J Bone Miner Res. 2026 Sep 24; 41(10):1069-1079.
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Sustained improvement in renal function with palopegteriparatide in adults with chronic hypoparathyroidism: 2-year results from the phase 3 PaTHway-trial. J Bone Miner Res. 2026 Aug 21; 41(9):922-933.
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Chronic Aseptic Myometritis: A Mechanistic Framework Linking Sterile Myometrial Inflammation to Uterine Fibroid Initiation and a Roadmap for Primary Prevention. Cells. 2026 Aug 17; 15(16).
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A call to action for the use of composite hematologic measurements in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and other chronic bleeding disorders. Expert Rev Hematol. 2026 08; 19(8):803-810.
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Rising Use of Observation Status for Pediatric Populations in Six States, 2012-2019. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Jul; 26(5):103335.
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Medicaid Disenrollment Among Young Adults With and Without Complex Medical Conditions. JAMA Pediatr. 2026 May 01; 180(5):518-526.
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Prostate Cancer, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Chronic Non-Urological Complications. Prostate. 2026 06; 86(9):1083-1090.
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Shape and Scale in Quantifying Aortic Morphology Evolution and Chronicity. Cardiovasc Eng Technol. 2026 06; 17(3):343-356.
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A systematic review of post-liver transplantation treatment and outcomes for late T-cell mediated, chronic ductopenic, and antibody-mediated rejection. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Mar 01; 10(3).
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Biological Sex and Chronic Rhinosinusitis Diagnosis and Biomarkers. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 01 01; 152(1):18-26.