"Smoking" 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.
Willful or deliberate act of inhaling and exhaling SMOKE from burning substances or agents held by hand.
| Descriptor ID |
D012907
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.805
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| Concept/Terms |
Smoking Behaviors- Smoking Behaviors
- Behavior, Smoking
- Behaviors, Smoking
- Smoking Behavior
Smoking Habit- Smoking Habit
- Habit, Smoking
- Habits, Smoking
- Smoking Habits
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Smoking" by people in this website by year, and whether "Smoking" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2008 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2009 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2010 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2011 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2012 | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| 2013 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 2014 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| 2015 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2016 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Smoking" by people in Profiles.
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No Smoker Left Behind: Evaluation of a Population-Based, Opt-Out Smoking Cessation Program for Patients With Cancer Who Smoke. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Aug 10; 44(23):2176-2186.
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Female-specific risk factors for lung cancer: insights from the All of Us Research Program. BMC Public Health. 2026 Apr 10; 26(1).
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A Note on Ordinal Modeling of Smoking Rate Data. Nicotine Tob Res. 2026 Feb 24; 28(3):397-403.
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Radiologic Features of Airways Disease Are Associated With Interstitial Lung Abnormality Progression. Respir Care. 2026 Apr; 71(4):390-396.
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Biomarker in Clinically Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: SPIROMICS Cohort. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 12; 22(12):1881-1890.
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Enhanced modeling approaches for count data analysis with focus on substance use outcomes. J Behav Med. 2026 04; 49(2):353-371.
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Vitamin C supplementation to pregnant smokers alters asthma- and allergy-associated CpGs in child buccal DNA at 5 years of age. Clin Epigenetics. 2025 Oct 03; 17(1):155.
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Characteristics Associated with Lung Function Trajectories: An Analysis of the SPIROMICS Cohort. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 08; 22(8):1165-1175.
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Impact of smoking on occlusion rates following stereotactic radiosurgery for Spetzler Martin grade I-III brain arteriovenous malformations - A propensity score matched analysis of the MISTA consortium. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Sep; 139:111411.
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A polygenic risk score is associated with risk of bladder cancer and earlier age of diagnosis, independent of lifestyle factors. Urol Oncol. 2025 Sep; 43(9):523.e9-523.e17.