"Causality" 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 relating of causes to the effects they produce. Causes are termed necessary when they must always precede an effect and sufficient when they initiate or produce an effect. Any of several factors may be associated with the potential disease causation or outcome, including predisposing factors, enabling factors, precipitating factors, reinforcing factors, and risk factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D015984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.200 N06.850.490.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Multifactorial Causality- Multifactorial Causality
- Causalities, Multifactorial
- Causality, Multifactorial
- Multifactorial Causalities
Multiple Causation- Multiple Causation
- Causation, Multiple
- Causations, Multiple
- Multiple Causations
Reinforcing Factors- Reinforcing Factors
- Factor, Reinforcing
- Factors, Reinforcing
- Reinforcing Factor
Enabling Factors- Enabling Factors
- Enabling Factor
- Factor, Enabling
- Factors, Enabling
Predisposing Factors- Predisposing Factors
- Factor, Predisposing
- Factors, Predisposing
- Predisposing Factor
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Causality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Causality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Causality" by people in Profiles.
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Causal modelling of gene effects from regulators to programs to traits. Nature. 2026 02; 650(8101):399-408.
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Toward New Directions in Human Biology: A Roadmap for Anthropological Causal Inference With Observational Data. Am J Hum Biol. 2025 09; 37(9):e70149.
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Predicting molecular mechanisms of hereditary diseases by using their tissue-selective manifestation. Mol Syst Biol. 2023 08 08; 19(8):e11407.
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Obesity and Overweight: Probing Causes, Consequences, and Novel Therapeutic Approaches Through the American Heart Association's Strategically Focused Research Network. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 02 21; 12(4):e027693.
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Efficient and robust methods for causally interpretable meta-analysis: Transporting inferences from multiple randomized trials to a target population. Biometrics. 2023 06; 79(2):1057-1072.
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Extracranial Etiology of Acute Onset Ataxia and Weakness: Small but Deadly. Neurology. 2022 11 14; 99(20):898-899.
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Statistical inference and power analysis for direct and spillover effects in two-stage randomized experiments. Biometrics. 2023 09; 79(3):2370-2381.
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Optimizing the Design and Analysis of Future AKI Trials. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 08; 33(8):1459-1470.
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Pseudoscientific Health Beliefs and the Perceived Frequency of Causal Relationships. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 10 25; 18(21).
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Early Response in Albuminuria and Long-Term Kidney Protection during Treatment with an Endothelin Receptor Antagonist: A Prespecified Analysis from the SONAR Trial. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 11; 32(11):2900-2911.