"Comorbidity" 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 presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.
| Descriptor ID |
D015897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.225 N06.850.490.687
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Comorbidity".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2005 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2006 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2007 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2008 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2009 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2010 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2011 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2012 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| 2013 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2014 | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| 2015 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2016 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2017 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2018 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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