"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in this website by year, and whether "Chronic Disease" 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 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Characterization of bacterial and viral pathogens in the respiratory tract of children with HIV-associated chronic lung disease: a case-control study. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 26; 24(1):637.
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Intervention strategies to improve adherence to treatment for selected chronic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Jun; 27(6):e26266.
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Perspectives on common chronic diseases in adult cancer patients in South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2023 12 31; 16(1):2228567.
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Disease awareness and healthcare utilization in rural South Africa: a comparative analysis of HIV and diabetes in the HAALSI cohort. BMC Public Health. 2023 11 08; 23(1):2202.
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Socioemotional and behavioural difficulties in children with chronic physical conditions: analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Arch Dis Child. 2023 07; 108(7):569-575.
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Multimorbidity and overall survival among women with breast cancer: results from the South African Breast Cancer and HIV Outcomes Study. Breast Cancer Res. 2023 01 23; 25(1):7.
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Deep sequencing of the HIV-1 polymerase gene for characterisation of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitopes during early and chronic disease stages. Virol J. 2022 03 28; 19(1):56.
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Safety of Nirsevimab for RSV in Infants with Heart or Lung Disease or Prematurity. N Engl J Med. 2022 03 03; 386(9):892-894.
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Identifying co-occurrence and clustering of chronic diseases using latent class analysis: cross-sectional findings from SAGE South Africa Wave 2. BMJ Open. 2021 01 29; 11(1):e041604.
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2020 Heart Failure Society of South Africa perspective on the 2016 European Society of Cardiology Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines. S Afr Med J. 2020 Aug 31; 110(8b):13057.