Incidence

"Incidence" 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.

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The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

Descriptor ID	D015994
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.985.525.375 N01.224.935.597.500 N06.850.505.400.975.525.375 N06.850.520.308.985.525.375
Concept/Terms	Incidence Incidence Incidences

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Incidence".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
Morbidity [E05.318.308.985.525]
Incidence [E05.318.308.985.525.375]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Morbidity [N01.224.935.597]
Incidence [N01.224.935.597.500]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
Morbidity [N06.850.505.400.975.525]
Incidence [N06.850.505.400.975.525.375]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
Morbidity [N06.850.520.308.985.525]
Incidence [N06.850.520.308.985.525.375]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Incidence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Incidence".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Incidence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Incidence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 766 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 52 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	5	5
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	3	3
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	2	2
2001	0	8	8
2002	0	19	19
2003	0	15	15
2004	0	28	28
2005	0	26	26
2006	1	24	25
2007	0	23	23
2008	0	20	20
2009	0	25	25
2010	0	33	33
2011	0	37	37
2012	0	25	25
2013	0	43	43
2014	0	47	47
2015	0	37	37
2016	0	36	36
2017	0	43	43
2018	0	49	49
2019	0	52	52
2020	0	42	42
2021	0	49	49
2022	0	27	27
2023	0	24	24
2024	0	20	20

Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidence" by people in Profiles.

Finger F, Lemaitre J, Juin S, Jackson B, Funk S, Lessler J, Mintz E, Dely P, Boncy J, Azman AS. Inferring the proportion of undetected cholera infections from serological and clinical surveillance in an immunologically naive population. Epidemiol Infect. 2024 Dec 02; 152:e149.

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Chen R, Morris BJ, Donlon TA, Nakagawa K, Allsopp RC, Willcox BJ, Masaki KH. FOXO3 Longevity Genotype Mitigates Risk Posed by Hypertension on Incident Coronary Artery Disease in Middle-Aged Men: Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Dec 01; 79(12).

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Abe TA, Yan F, Olanipekun T, Blaha M, Effoe V, Udongwo N, Mentz RJ, Oshunbade A, Terry JG, Ghali JK, Yimer WK, Kamanu C, Onuorah I, Hall M, Onwuanyi A, Correa A, Echols M. Abdominal Compared With Coronary Artery Calcification and Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Black Adults. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Dec; 17(12):e016775.

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Hadgu A, Yan F, Effoe V, Mayberry R. Statin use and its association with all-cause mortality and incident diabetes/prediabetes in African Americans: Findings from the jackson heart study. J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Dec; 116(6):682-693.

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Gopalani SV, Qin J, Baksa J, Thompson TD, Saraiya M, Senkomago V, Pordell P, Jeong Y, Palafox NA, Reichhardt M, Buenconsejo-Lum LE. Cervical Cancer Incidence in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Nov 01; 10(11):1561-1564.

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Finati M, Stephens A, Cirulli GO, Chiarelli G, Tinsley S, Morrison C, Sood A, Buffi N, Lughezzani G, Salonia A, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Busetto GM, Rogers C, Carrieri G, Abdollah F. Association of race and area of deprivation index with prostate cancer incidence and lethality: results from a contemporary North American cohort. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2024 Nov 01; 8(6).

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Finati M, Morrison C, Stephens A, Chiarelli G, Cirulli GO, Tinsley S, Davis M, Sood A, Buffi N, Lughezzani G, Salonia A, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Busetto GM, Bettocchi C, Rogers C, Carrieri G, Abdollah F. Association of race with incidence, characteristics, and mortality from incidental prostate cancer: Analysis of two North American contemporary cohorts. Prostate. 2025 Jan; 85(1):82-89.

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Ahn JH, Kim BS, Han KD, Choi HL, Jung W, Cho JW, Youn J, Shin DW. Risk of Parkinson's disease in spinal cord injury: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea. Sci Rep. 2024 10 03; 14(1):23016.

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Abe JV, Legaspi J, Guillermo C, Bogumil D, Setiawan VW, Le Marchand L, Hernandez BY, Wilkens LR, Maskarinec G. Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Incidence among Filipino Americans by Generational Status in the Multiethnic Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Oct 02; 33(10):1311-1317.

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Fujiwara S, Leibovitch E, Harada K, Nishimura Y, Woo R, Otsuka F, Bhagavathula AS. Trends in adverse effects of medical treatment in Paediatric populations in the United States: A global burden of disease study, 2000-2019. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Nov; 38(8):692-699.

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