"Chronic Disease" 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.
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
Descriptor ID |
D002908
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MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.500
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Concept/Terms |
Chronic Disease- Chronic Disease
- Chronic Diseases
- Disease, Chronic
- Diseases, Chronic
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Illnesses
- Illness, Chronic
- Illnesses, Chronic
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2009 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Correlates of influenza vaccination among underserved Latinx middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2022 05 06; 22(1):907.
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Impact of chronic medications in the perioperative period -anesthetic implications (Part II). Postgrad Med. 2021 Nov; 133(8):920-938.
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Impact of chronic medications in the perioperative period: mechanisms of action and adverse drug effects (Part I). Postgrad Med. 2021 Nov; 133(8):939-952.
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Obesity and Polypharmacy among African American Older Adults: Gender as the Moderator and Multimorbidity as the Mediator. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 06 20; 16(12).
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Chronic Respiratory Disease and Health-Related Quality of Life of African American Older Adults in an Economically Disadvantaged Area of Los Angeles. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 05 17; 16(10).
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Health-Related Quality of Life of Economically Disadvantaged African American Older Adults: Age and Gender Differences. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 04 29; 16(9).
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Emergency Department Utilization among Underserved African American Older Adults in South Los Angeles. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 04 02; 16(7).
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Potentially inappropriate medication use among hypertensive older African-American adults. BMC Geriatr. 2018 10 05; 18(1):238.
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Risk Factors Associated With Antidepressant Exposure and History of Antidepressant-Induced Mania in Bipolar Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2018 May/Jun; 79(3).
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Life Expectancy Gain Due to Employment Status Depends on Race, Gender, Education, and Their Intersections. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 04; 5(2):375-386.