"Prevalence" 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 total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
| Descriptor ID |
D015995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.750 N01.224.935.597.750 N06.850.505.400.975.525.750 N06.850.520.308.985.525.750
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prevalence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prevalence" 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 | 6 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2000 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2001 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2002 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2003 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2004 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2005 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2006 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2007 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2008 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 2009 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2010 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2011 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| 2012 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2013 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2014 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2015 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| 2016 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| 2017 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2018 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2019 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2020 | 0 | 72 | 72 |
| 2021 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| 2022 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 2025 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Spectrum, prevalence, and clinical correlates of PPM1D mutations in patients with clonal hematopoiesis and clonal cytopenias. Blood Adv. 2026 Mar 10; 10(5):1746-1755.
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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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Prevalence and Impact of Traumatic Life Events among Black and White Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Nov; 22(11):1720-1728.
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Oral cancer risk stratification: A cross-sectional population-based screening study in Northeast India. Int J Cancer. 2026 Mar 15; 158(6):1517-1527.
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Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Adolescents and Young Adults, NHANES 2009-2014. Am J Hypertens. 2025 Sep 16; 38(10):754-758.
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Impact of comorbidity burden on outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock: A Cardiogenic Shock Working Group analysis. Eur J Heart Fail. 2025 Nov; 27(11):2244-2258.
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Rosacea and Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Update. Int J Dermatol. 2026 Mar; 65(3):516-525.
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Is US residence a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease? J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Sep; 107(2):496-498.
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Low prevalence of glomerulonephritis in transplanted kidneys from deceased donors with active hepatitis C virus infection. Kidney Int. 2025 Dec; 108(6):1170-1178.
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Prevalence of Complex Medical Conditions Among Teens and Young Adults in Medicaid: National and State Estimates. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Aug; 77(2):308-315.