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".

publications

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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 1084 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 73 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	9	9
1997	0	9	9
1998	0	5	5
1999	0	16	16
2000	0	15	15
2001	0	4	4
2002	0	18	18
2003	0	19	19
2004	0	20	20
2005	0	27	27
2006	0	27	27
2007	0	34	34
2008	0	41	41
2009	1	37	38
2010	0	44	44
2011	0	56	56
2012	0	50	50
2013	0	59	59
2014	0	58	58
2015	0	63	63
2016	0	51	51
2017	0	55	55
2018	0	59	59
2019	0	45	45
2020	0	73	73
2021	0	41	41
2022	0	32	32
2023	0	21	21
2024	0	47	47
2025	0	41	41
2026	0	7	7

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

Ghazi L, Lewis CE, Jaeger BC, Kiefe CI, Foti K, Gabriel KP, Allen NB, Abdalla M, Levy PD, Hardy ST, Muntner P. Association of Socioeconomic Position with Incident Hypertension Hospitalization and Blood Pressure Control among Participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study. Am J Hypertens. 2026 May 01; 39(5):687-695.

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Xu S, Driban JB, Prakash PS, McAlindon TE, Eaton CB, Lu B. Metabolomic Signatures of Dietary Patterns and Incident Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Case-Cohort Study From the Osteoarthritis Initiative. J Rheumatol. 2026 Apr 01; 53(4):443-449.

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Sherman S, Duskin-Bitan H, Agiv T, Bar D, Marom-Haham L, Levi A, Mimouni D, Chen LC, Harris JE, Levitt JB, Schonmann Y, Cohen AD, Netzer D. Bidirectional association between vitiligo and melasma: A large-scale population-based study. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2026 Mar-Apr; 92(2):150-156.

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Mitra PR, Bertrand KA, Pfeiffer RM, Palmer JR, Ramireddy S, Hyer M, Fan S, Strohsnitter WC, Aagaard KM, Huo D, Titus L, Troisi R, Gierach GL. Prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure and risk of benign breast disease: The National Cancer Institute Diethylstilbestrol Follow-up Study. Int J Cancer. 2026 Jun 15; 158(12):3101-3111.

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Choi H, Lee K, Han K, Shin DW, Lee H. Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease risk in tuberculosis survivors: A nationwide Korean cohort study. Int J Infect Dis. 2026 Mar; 164:108387.

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Jeon KH, Jung J, Cho MH, Lee D, Han K, Cho IY, Shin DW. RA and risk of colorectal cancer: a nationwide cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2026 01 08; 65(1).

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Tao J, Luo Q, Haas CB, Mbulaiteye SM, Hayes J, Cohen C, Pawlish KS, Cherala S, Engels EA, Morton LM, Shiels MS. Risk of lymphoma among people with HIV in the United States, 2001-2019. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Dec 01; 117(12):2505-2512.

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Yang B, Han K, Jung JH, Jung W, Kim BG, Eun Y, Kim H, Shin DW, Lee H. Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2025 Nov 27; 12(1).

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Laudon AD, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Duraiswamy S, Yang FF, Chen E, Flum DR, Lerner K, Evans HL, Thompson L, Azar FK, Charboneau A, Simianu VV, Valdes V, Narsule C, Sanchez SE, Drake FT. Incidental appendiceal neoplasms in a multicenter registry of appendicitis management. Surgery. 2026 Feb; 190:109879.

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Haimovich JS, Kany S, Chang Y, Borowsky LH, McManus DD, Atlas SJ, Singer DE, Lubitz SA, Ellinor PT, Khurshid S. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in Stressor-Associated Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the VITAL-AF Trial. Circulation. 2026 Feb 10; 153(6):367-378.

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