"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2011 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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