"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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| 1995 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 32 | 32 |
| 2007 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2008 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| 2009 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2010 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2011 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2012 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2013 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2014 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2015 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2016 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| 2017 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2018 | 0 | 63 | 63 |
| 2019 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| 2020 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2021 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| 2022 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Screening for Spondyloarthritis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease - SPARTAN 2024 Annual Meeting Proceedings. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2025 Feb 01; 27(1):17.
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Concomitant Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A U.S. Database Study of Clinical Prevalence, Surgical Intervention, Patient Characteristics, and Postoperative Complications. World Neurosurg. 2025 Mar; 195:123506.
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Differences in hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and treatment by opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance use among people who use drugs in rural U.S. communities. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Nov 29; 21(1):214.
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Missed opportunities: Lack of a diagnostic workup of anaemia results in a high prevalence of unidentified anaemia. Vox Sang. 2025 Feb; 120(2):163-169.
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Rural houselessness among people who use drugs in the United States: Results from the National Rural Opioid Initiative. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Jan 01; 266:112498.
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Prevalence of unnecessary kidney function exclusion criteria in urologic oncology clinical trials. Urol Oncol. 2024 Dec; 42(12):452.e15-452.e19.
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Social Vulnerability and Prevalence and Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 01; 81(10):976-984.
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Smoking prevalence and association with sociodemographic variables in cancer clinical trial participants. Cancer. 2025 Jan 01; 131(1):e35560.
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Editors' Note: Investigating the Prevalence of Comorbidity in Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trial Populations. Neurology. 2024 Oct 22; 103(8):e209893.
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Factors Associated With the Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in US Jails. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2434704.