"Asthma" 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.
A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D001249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Asthma- Asthma
- Asthmas
- Bronchial Asthma
- Asthma, Bronchial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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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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Community Health Workers: Bringing a New Era of Systems Change to Stimulate Investments in Health Care for Vulnerable US Populations. Am J Public Health. 2018 06; 108(6):720-721.
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Sex differences in the association between neck circumference and asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016 09; 51(9):893-900.
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Risk of corticosteroid-related adverse events in asthma patients with high oral corticosteroid use. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2015 Jul-Aug; 36(4):268-74.
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Understanding asthma medical nonadherence in an adult and pediatric population. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 May-Jun; 3(3):436-7.
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Primary care pediatrics and public health: meeting the needs of today's children. Am J Public Health. 2012 Dec; 102(12):e17-23.
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Child and family psychiatric and psychological factors associated with child physical health problems: results from the Boricua youth study. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010 Apr; 198(4):272-9.
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The impact of literacy enhancement on asthma-related outcomes among underserved children. J Natl Med Assoc. 2008 Aug; 100(8):892-6.
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Mechanisms by which S-albuterol induces human bronchial smooth muscle cell proliferation. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2008; 146(4):321-33.
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Levalbuterol inhibits human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation: therapeutic implications in the management of asthma. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2006; 139(3):225-36.