"Commerce" 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 interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale, between different countries or between populations within the same country. It includes trade (the buying, selling, or exchanging of commodities, whether wholesale or retail) and business (the purchase and sale of goods to make a profit). (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, p411, p2005 & p283)
| Descriptor ID |
D003132
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.219
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| Concept/Terms |
Commercial Sector- Commercial Sector
- Commercial Sectors
- Sector, Commercial
- Sectors, Commercial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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