"Incidence" 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 number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.
| Descriptor ID |
D015994
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.375 N01.224.935.597.500 N06.850.505.400.975.525.375 N06.850.520.308.985.525.375
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Incidence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Incidence" 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 | 19 | 19 |
| 1997 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 1998 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 1999 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2000 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2002 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2003 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2004 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2005 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2006 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2007 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2008 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2009 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2010 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2011 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 2012 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2013 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 2014 | 1 | 64 | 65 |
| 2015 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2016 | 0 | 70 | 70 |
| 2017 | 0 | 74 | 74 |
| 2018 | 0 | 88 | 88 |
| 2019 | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| 2020 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| 2021 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2022 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| 2023 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2024 | 0 | 49 | 49 |
| 2025 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidence" by people in Profiles.
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Pathogenic Variants, Family History, and Cumulative Risk of Breast Cancer in US Women. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Dec 01; 11(12):1458-1469.
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Association between ultra-processed food consumption and lung cancer risk: a population-based cohort study. Thorax. 2025 Oct 15; 80(11):810-818.
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Poor olfaction and risk of heart failure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Oct 05; 80(11).
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Persistent Neurosensory Disturbance Following Sagittal Split Osteotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of One-Year Outcomes and Risk Factors. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2026 Jan; 84(1):25-44.
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Polygenic risk score to define risk of cancer-associated thrombosis among patients with lung cancer in a population-based study. Lung Cancer. 2025 Sep; 207:108712.
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Breast cancer trends and outcomes among young Black Women: A national cancer database analysis. Am J Surg. 2026 Jan; 251:116577.
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Clostridioides difficile in Children. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2025 Dec; 39(4):709-725.
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The Evolving Risk of Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Aug 02; 67(8).
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Father's occupation and colorectal cancer in his adult offspring. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Aug 01; 117(8):1639-1645.
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Birth Cohort Effects in Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Incidence Across the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Jul; 178(7):957-962.