"Age Distribution" 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 frequency of different ages or age groups in a given population. The distribution may refer to either how many or what proportion of the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.
| Descriptor ID |
D017677
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.240.050 N01.224.033 N06.850.505.400.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Age Distribution- Age Distribution
- Age Distributions
- Distribution, Age
- Distributions, Age
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Age Distribution" by people in this website by year, and whether "Age Distribution" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Age Distribution" by people in Profiles.
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Change in Age profile of Respiratory Syncytial Virus disease over the course of annual epidemics: a multi-national study. J Infect. 2024 May; 88(5):106154.
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Sentinel seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Gauteng Province, South Africa, August - October 2020. S Afr Med J. 2021 11 05; 111(11):1078-1083.
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Understanding the differential impacts of COVID-19 among hospitalised patients in South Africa for equitable response. S Afr Med J. 2021 11 05; 111(11):1084-1091.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence in healthcare workers and administrative and support staff: The first-wave experience at three academic hospitals in the Tshwane district of Gauteng Province, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2021 11 05; 111(11):1092-1097.
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Global Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infant Community Deaths. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 09 02; 73(Suppl_3):S229-S237.
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Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality trends by sex and population group in South Africa: 2002-2014. BMC Cancer. 2021 Feb 06; 21(1):129.
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Prostate cancer age-standardised incidence increase between 2006 and 2016 in Gauteng Province, South Africa: A laboratory data-based analysis. S Afr Med J. 2020 Dec 14; 111(1):26-32.
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Felt Age Discrepancy Differs by HIV Serostatus: A Secondary Analysis. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2020 Sep-Oct; 31(5):587-597.
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The geographic distribution of priority population groups for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa. PLoS One. 2020; 15(4):e0231228.
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Trends in Suicide Mortality in South Africa, 1997 to 2016. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 03 12; 17(6).