"Incidence" 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 number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.
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D015994
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.375 N01.224.935.597.500 N06.850.505.400.975.525.375 N06.850.520.308.985.525.375
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2015 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidence" by people in Profiles.
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Brief Report: Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Can Substantially Reduce HIV Incidence in Los Angeles County: A Simulation Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Mar 01; 101(3):273-278.
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Cardiovascular Risk and Eye Health: A Cohort Study of the Pooled Cohort Equations and Ocular Disease Incidence. Ophthalmology. 2026 05; 133(5):645-653.
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Acute Angle Closure Incidence in a Large Countywide Safety Net Teleretinal Screening Program. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Nov 01; 143(11):883-890.
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Unplanned reinterventions after congenital cardiac surgery and hospital mortality: A report from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Nov; 170(5):1234-1241.e8.
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Occupational exposures and age-related cataract: A review. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2024; 79(9-10):283-292.
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Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention in Men and Gender-Diverse Persons. N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 03; 392(13):1261-1276.
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Incidence Trends in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer in Young Adults: A Nationwide Time-Trend Analysis Using 2001-2019 US Cancer Statistics Databases. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Apr 01; 120(4):890-904.
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Incident Diuretic Use and Subsequent Risk of Bone Fractures: A Large Nationwide Observational Study of US Veterans. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jun; 99(6):913-926.
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Racial disparities in endometrial cancer: Where are we after 26?years? Gynecol Oncol. 2024 05; 184:236-242.
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Association of iron therapy with incidence of chronic kidney disease. Eur J Haematol. 2023 Dec; 111(6):872-880.