"Quality of Life" 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 generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.
| Descriptor ID |
D011788
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.800 K01.752.400.750
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in this website by year, and whether "Quality of Life" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2005 | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| 2006 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2007 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2008 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2009 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2010 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 2011 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 2012 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 2013 | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| 2014 | 17 | 22 | 39 |
| 2015 | 10 | 31 | 41 |
| 2016 | 22 | 34 | 56 |
| 2017 | 19 | 31 | 50 |
| 2018 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| 2019 | 16 | 30 | 46 |
| 2020 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2022 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 2023 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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