"Comorbidity" 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 presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.
| Descriptor ID |
D015897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.225 N06.850.490.687
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Comorbidity".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Comorbidity".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Comorbidity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2002 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2005 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2006 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2007 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2008 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2009 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2010 | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 2011 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2012 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2013 | 1 | 37 | 38 |
| 2014 | 2 | 40 | 42 |
| 2015 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2016 | 3 | 32 | 35 |
| 2017 | 2 | 45 | 47 |
| 2018 | 3 | 38 | 41 |
| 2019 | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| 2020 | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| 2021 | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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A Research Agenda to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Sep 15; 210(6):715-729.
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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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Comparable improvement and resolution of obesity-related comorbidities in endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty vs laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: single-center study. Surg Endosc. 2024 Oct; 38(10):5914-5921.
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Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trichotillomania. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2024 Aug 27; 26(4).
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Clinical characteristics and functioning of adults with bipolar I disorder: Evidence from the mental and substance use disorders prevalence study. J Affect Disord. 2024 Dec 01; 366:317-325.
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Health care resource use and costs in patients with food allergies: a United States insurance claims database analysis. J Med Econ. 2024 Jan-Dec; 27(1):1027-1035.
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The clinical and economic burdens of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. J Med Econ. 2024 Jan-Dec; 27(1):919-930.
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Sleep Problems and Gambling Disorder: Cross-Sectional Relationships in a Young Cohort. J Gambl Stud. 2024 Dec; 40(4):2141-2151.
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Elevated rates of GI-focused inflammatory illnesses in trichotillomania and skin picking disorder: A survey study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2024 Sep-Oct; 90:194-195.
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Age and Comorbidities Are Associated With Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure. Am J Hypertens. 2024 03 15; 37(4):280-289.