"Forecasting" 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 prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.
| Descriptor ID |
D005544
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.320
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| Concept/Terms |
Forecasting- Forecasting
- Projections and Predictions
- Predictions and Projections
Population Forecast- Population Forecast
- Forecasts, Population
- Population Forecasts
- Population Projection
- Population Projections
- Projection, Population
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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