"Walking" 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.
An activity in which the body advances at a slow to moderate pace by moving the feet in a coordinated fashion. This includes recreational walking, walking for fitness, and competitive race-walking.
| Descriptor ID |
D016138
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.410.568.900 G11.427.410.698.277.937 I03.350.937 I03.450.642.845.940
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Walking" by people in this website by year, and whether "Walking" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Walking" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of ankle dorsiflexion using XROMM and external angular kinematics in a quadrupedally walking macaque. J Exp Biol. 2025 Sep 01; 228(17).
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Walking cadence as a measure of activity intensity and impact on functional capacity for prefrail and frail older adults. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0323759.
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Three-dimensional lower limb kinematics and kinetics in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) patients with and without borderline developmental dysplasia of the hip (BDDH) during level walking. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 May 16; 26(1):488.
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Ambulation during Neuraxial Analgesia in Obese Patients: A Pilot Study. Am J Perinatol. 2026 Jan; 43(1):122-124.
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Hepatocyte growth factor for walking performance in peripheral artery disease. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun; 81(6):1467-1478.e1.
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Keep it Movin': Design and methods of a church-based physical activity program to improve physical function among midlife and older black adults. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Dec; 147:107742.
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Ancient developmental genes underlie evolutionary novelties in walking fish. Curr Biol. 2024 Oct 07; 34(19):4339-4348.e6.
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The ankle-brachial index, gastrocnemius mitochondrial respirometry, and walking performance in people with and without peripheral artery disease. Vasc Med. 2024 12; 29(6):640-652.
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The Impact of Sociodemographic Variables on Functional Recovery following Lower Extremity Amputation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan; 110(Pt B):317-336.
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Kinematics and coordination of moth flies walking on smooth and rough surfaces. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2024 Jul; 1537(1):64-73.