"Chronic Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2005 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2006 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2009 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2010 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2011 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2012 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2013 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2014 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 2015 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 2016 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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