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.

MeSH information

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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 886 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 56 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	5	5
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	7	7
2002	0	19	19
2003	0	16	16
2004	0	29	29
2005	0	28	28
2006	1	27	28
2007	0	27	27
2008	0	23	23
2009	0	30	30
2010	0	37	37
2011	0	40	40
2012	0	26	26
2013	0	46	46
2014	1	54	55
2015	0	41	41
2016	0	40	40
2017	0	46	46
2018	0	50	50
2019	0	56	56
2020	0	48	48
2021	0	50	50
2022	0	31	31
2023	0	25	25
2024	0	47	47
2025	0	31	31

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

Lang TZ, Xu BY, Li Z, Iyengar S, Kesselman C, Ambite JL, Bolo K, Do J, Wong B, Daskivich LP. Acute Angle Closure Incidence in a Large Countywide Safety Net Teleretinal Screening Program. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Nov 01; 143(11):883-890.

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Wanjerkhede P, Talavera G, Gallo LC, Crespo NC, Agalliu I, Olshan AF, Evenson KR, Rohan TE, Daviglus ML, Pirzada A, Parada H. Anthropometric measures and incidence of obesity-related cancers in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Onco-SOL ancillary study. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Sep 01; 9(5).

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McMillan IA, Kallas GN, McMillan JKP, Guest LT, Chang SP, Berreman JM, Kemble SK, Norris MH. Analysis of Confirmed Leptospirosis Cases in Hawai'i Identifies Spatial and Environmental Patterns of Incidence. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Nov 05; 113(5):980-989.

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Warren J, Ball J, Dawson L, Nehme E, Mahony E, Nanayakkara S, Chew DP, Kaye DM, Taylor A, Nehme Z, Stub D. Incidence and Predictors of Referral for Coronary Angiography and Revascularization in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Oct; 106(4):2713-2723.

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Chiu DW, Rashad N, Kordy N, Shash E, Soliman A. Epidemiologic and clinical profiles of colorectal cancer in Southern Egypt. BMC Gastroenterol. 2025 Aug 08; 25(1):569.

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Han S, Choi EK, Ahn HJ, Kwon S, Han KD, Lee SR, Oh S, Lip GYH. Increased risk of atrial fibrillation in uterine fibroid patients: a nationwide population-based study. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 31; 15(1):27927.

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Han S, Paik A, Acoba J, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L, Huang BZ. Risk Factor Profiles and Elevated Incidence of Pancreatic Cancer in Native Hawaiians. Am J Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 01; 121(1):274-276.

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Mandel H, Yoo YJ, Allen AJ, Abedian S, Verzani Z, Karlson EW, Kleinman LC, Mudumbi PC, Oliveira CR, Muszynski JA, Gross RS, Carton TW, Kim C, Taylor E, Park H, Divers J, Kelly JD, Arnold J, Geary CR, Zang C, Tantisira KG, Rhee KE, Koropsak M, Mohandas S, Vasey A, Mosa ASM, Haendel M, Chute CG, Murphy SN, O'Brien L, Szmuszkovicz J, Guthe N, Santana JL, De A, Bogie AL, Halabi KC, Mohanraj L, Kinser PA, Packard SE, Tuttle KR, Hirabayashi K, Kaushal R, Pfaff E, Weiner MG, Thorpe LE, Moffitt RA. Long COVID Incidence Proportion in Adults and Children Between 2020 and 2024: An Electronic Health Record-Based Study From the RECOVER Initiative. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 18; 80(6):1247-1261.

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Warren J, Cheng D, Crawford N, Jones B, Ng RL, Alafaci A, Stub D, Lew P, Taylor AJ. Improved diagnosis of COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis with cardiac scarring identified by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Open Heart. 2025 Jul 18; 12(2).

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Travieso A, Nuche J, Tirado-Conte G, Cheema AN, Tamargo M, Muntan?-Carol G, Asmarats L, Becerra-Mu?oz VM, Valle RD, Rivero F, Sanmart?n Pena JC, Cord?n CF, Mart?nez-Selles M, Mu?oz-Garc?a AJ, Lopez D, Alonso-Briales JH, Gonzalo N, Alfonso F, Arzamendi D, Gomez-Hospital JA, Rod?s-Cabau J, Nombela-Franco L. Pacemaker Risk Stratification in Patients With Pre-existing Right Bundle Branch Block Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Can J Cardiol. 2025 Nov; 41(11):2162-2170.

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