Retrospective Studies

"Retrospective Studies" 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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Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

Descriptor ID	D012189
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.760.500.500.500 E05.318.760.500.750.750 N05.715.360.775.175.200.710 N05.715.360.775.175.250.815 N06.850.520.450.500.500.500 N06.850.520.450.500.750.825
Concept/Terms	Retrospective Studies Retrospective Studies Studies, Retrospective Study, Retrospective Retrospective Study

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [E05.318.760]
Epidemiologic Studies [E05.318.760.500]
Case-Control Studies [E05.318.760.500.500]
Retrospective Studies [E05.318.760.500.500.500]
Cohort Studies [E05.318.760.500.750]
Retrospective Studies [E05.318.760.500.750.750]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N05.715.360.775]
Epidemiologic Studies [N05.715.360.775.175]
Case-Control Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.200]
Retrospective Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.200.710]
Cohort Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.250]
Retrospective Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.250.815]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N06.850.520.450]
Epidemiologic Studies [N06.850.520.450.500]
Case-Control Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.500]
Retrospective Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.500.500]
Cohort Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750]
Retrospective Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750.825]

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Bar chart showing 2084 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 144 publications in 2021

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
1996	4	4
1997	8	8
1998	6	6
1999	3	3
2000	3	3
2001	4	4
2002	34	34
2003	27	27
2004	30	30
2005	50	50
2006	62	62
2007	59	59
2008	65	65
2009	45	45
2010	72	72
2011	96	96
2012	77	77
2013	90	90
2014	100	100
2015	125	125
2016	106	106
2017	117	117
2018	114	114
2019	108	108
2020	131	131
2021	144	144
2022	96	96
2023	116	116
2024	107	107
2025	85	85

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

Baskaran P, Aldhaeefi M, Asaadi A, Jones M, King E, Rungkitwattanakul D, Wingate L. Empagliflozin and hydralazine-isosorbide dinitrate combination therapy improves outcomes in Black patients with heart failure. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Nov; 63(11):553-556.

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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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Besharati S, Mohammadzadeh V, Ashrafkhorasani M, Mahmoudinezhad G, Hu Z, Rafiei M, Guerrero A, Figueroa J, Coleman AL, Giaconi J, Law SK, Fei Z, Caprioli J, Nouri-Mahdavi K. Outcomes of Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C in Patients of Hispanic vs European Descent. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct 01; 143(10):813-821.

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Akinyemi O, Fasokun M, Ogunyankin F, Ugarte A, Eze A, Gordon K, Hazlewood K, Ugochukwu N, Evans A, Cornwell E. Comparing the Distressed Communities Index and Area Deprivation Index in Predicting Firearm-Related Emergency Department Visits. Am Surg. 2026 Mar; 92(3):722-729.

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Chung SY, Levine JA, Schmied EA, Shero JC, Dearth CL, Belding JN. Impacts of Traumatic Brain Injury and Severe Limb Injury on Death by Suicide: Concurrent Investigations Using Path Analysis. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Sep-Oct 01; 40(5):E420-E429.

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Suk R, Lin YY, Dilley S, Chandler R, Xiao R, Shao H, Wells J. Survival by Treatment Recommendation and Receipt Among Older Patients With Early-Stage Cervical Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 02; 8(9):e2532206.

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Chen JSC, Abbott M, Landorf KB. Association of Baxter's Neuropathy and Fatty Infiltration of the Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Systematic Review. J Foot Ankle Res. 2025 Sep; 18(3):e70075.

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Chern I, Choi SY, Ahn HJ, Mau M, Yamasato K. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Gestational Diabetes and Its Association with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes among Women in Hawai'i. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Dec; 29(12):1679-1684.

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Xia K, Chen E, Hu R, Pagano I, Fukui J. Applicability of Oncotype DX Testing in a Diverse Breast Cancer Population in Hawaii. Breast J. 2025; 2025:9104103.

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Goodstein T, Goradia R, Srivastava A, Sood A, Dason S, Master VA, Singer EA. Impact of Upstaging From cT2a-b to pT3a on Overall Survival Among Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2025 Dec; 23(6):102422.

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