"Disease Progression" 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 worsening of a disease over time. This concept is most often used for chronic and incurable diseases where the stage of the disease is an important determinant of therapy and prognosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D018450
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.656
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| Concept/Terms |
Disease Progression- Disease Progression
- Disease Progressions
- Progression, Disease
- Progressions, Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2003 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2005 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2006 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2007 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2008 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2009 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2010 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2011 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2012 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| 2013 | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| 2014 | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| 2015 | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| 2016 | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| 2017 | 2 | 27 | 29 |
| 2018 | 2 | 33 | 35 |
| 2019 | 3 | 32 | 35 |
| 2020 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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