"Age Distribution" 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 frequency of different ages or age groups in a given population. The distribution may refer to either how many or what proportion of the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.
| Descriptor ID |
D017677
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.240.050 N01.224.033 N06.850.505.400.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Age Distribution- Age Distribution
- Age Distributions
- Distribution, Age
- Distributions, Age
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2005 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2008 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2009 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2014 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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