Cohort Studies

"Cohort 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 in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

Descriptor ID	D015331
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.760.500.750 N05.715.360.775.175.250 N06.850.520.450.500.750
Concept/Terms	Cohort Studies Cohort Studies Cohort Study Studies, Cohort Study, Cohort Concurrent Studies Studies, Concurrent Concurrent Study Study, Concurrent Closed Cohort Studies Closed Cohort Studies Cohort Studies, Closed Closed Cohort Study Cohort Study, Closed Study, Closed Cohort Studies, Closed Cohort Analysis, Cohort Analysis, Cohort Cohort Analysis Analyses, Cohort Cohort Analyses Historical Cohort Studies Historical Cohort Studies Cohort Study, Historical Historical Cohort Study Study, Historical Cohort Studies, Historical Cohort Cohort Studies, Historical Incidence Studies Incidence Studies Incidence Study Studies, Incidence Study, Incidence

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cohort 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]
Cohort Studies [E05.318.760.500.750]
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]
Cohort Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.250]
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]
Cohort Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750]

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Bar chart showing 2099 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 126 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	15	15
1997	0	12	12
1998	0	16	16
1999	0	14	14
2000	0	13	13
2001	0	20	20
2002	0	31	31
2003	0	36	36
2004	0	45	45
2005	1	48	49
2006	0	49	49
2007	0	52	52
2008	0	66	66
2009	0	67	67
2010	0	80	80
2011	0	85	85
2012	0	108	108
2013	0	102	102
2014	0	126	126
2015	0	114	114
2016	1	100	101
2017	1	107	108
2018	0	102	102
2019	0	109	109
2020	0	122	122
2021	1	93	94
2022	0	81	81
2023	0	62	62
2024	0	103	103
2025	0	68	68
2026	0	49	49

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Yarborough BJH, Smith N, Stumbo SP, Janoff S, Keast E, Wartko PD, Yeung K, Zhu W, Petronis KR, Ahmedani BK, Andrade SE, Campbell CI, Clark RE, Cottler LB, Hechter RC, Mudumbai SC, Starrels JL, Boudreau DM. Incidence of opioid use disorder among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy: An observational study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2026 Nov 01; 288:113385.

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Zhang S, Singh O, Dazelle K, Quezado M, Cimino PJ, Abdullaev Z, Wu J, Lucas CH, Schreck KC, Holdhoff M, Pytel P, Goodwill V, Macaulay R, McDonald W, Seidman R, Wood M, Bharani K, Neltner J, Richard H, Chang K, Szymanski L, Yip S, Mukherjee A, Lopes Abath Neto O, Sharma SJ, Green R, Brown D, Gubbiotti MA, Ballester LY, Eschbacher J, Smith-Cohn M, Gokden M, Vincentelli C, Yong W, Lee J, Mount C, Fulmer J, Sun M, Ligon K, Santi M, Pai EL, Yeaney G, Alexandrescu S, Raghavan R, Fernandes I, Reis GF, Mandel J, Caccamo D, Rao S, Butt OH, Dahiya S, Stone S, Conway K, Nasrallah MP, Fuller C, Toland A, Lukas RV, Cachia D, Uhlmann EJ, McCord M, Helgager J, Han K, Perry A, Perez S, Daoud E, BeDell D, Highfield H, Kobalka P, Nix JS, Nduom E, Neill S, Gilbert MR, Lakis N, Fonseca A, Shen C, Yoda R, Monterroza L, Cohen AL, Cathcart S, Al Amin M, Campian J, Aldape K. High-grade astrocytoma with piloid features: A clinical and genomic analysis of prognostic factors using a large cohort. Neuro Oncol. 2026 Oct 01; 28(10):2435-2448.

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Cui J, Hankinson SE, Matsumoto AM, Santen RJ, Boutot ME, Budd JR, Dowsett M, Goetz MP, Guranich C, Houghton S, Ingle JN, Jones ME, Rinaldi S, Rosner B, Schoemaker MJ, Singh RJ, Vesper HW, Eliassen AH, Milne RL, Swerdlow AJ, Vachon CM, Richardson H, Qian J. Establishment of harmonized international reference ranges for plasma estradiol concentrations in postmenopausal women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Sep 16; 111(10):2745-2755.

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Drumright LN, Hayashi K, Mehta SH, Pho MT, DeBeck K, Crane HM, Genberg BL, Cooper H, Napravnik S, Zule W, Mayer KH, Stopka TJ, Bamford L, Miller WC, Yendewa G, Go VF, Burkholder G, Korthuis PT, Christopoulos K, Seal DW, Feinberg J, Friedmann PD, Mok WY, Falade-Nwulia O, Kyle RP, Smith GS, Keruly JC, Fredericksen RJ, Hahn AW, Whitney BM, Mixson LS, Mandler RN, Moore RD, Saag MS, Milloy MJ, Kirk GD, Delaney JA, Chander G, Tsui JI. Higher prevalence of non-fatal overdose with opioid and stimulant use compared to use of opioids alone. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2026 Nov 01; 288:113362.

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Hafer N, Chitre M, Fischer M, LeMoine J. Feasibility of AI and Human Standardized Patients to Enhance Customer Discovery Communication Skills in Medical Students: Preliminary Evaluation of an Observational Cohort Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Sep 10; 10:e95225.

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Piland R, Hill AD, Burry L, Juurlink DN, Bosch NA, Teja B, Stelfox HT, Iwashyna TJ, Walkey A, Wunsch H. Choice of initial opioid for continuous infusions in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study. Can J Anaesth. 2026 Aug; 73(8):763-772.

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Sim JA, Lee W, Son JS, Um YW, Bae J, Seo JW, Kim JH, Yoo SH, Keam B. End-of-Life Antibiotic Use After the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Act in Korea. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2636508.

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Dasani SS, Mazuera L, Kelley R, Ovsak G, Justice S, Nasra S, Carey T, Liang Y, Kovacheva V, Nabzdyk CS, Karamnov S. Labor Cost Variation and Clinical Outcomes Across Anesthesiologist-Led Staffing Models for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Nov; 40(11):3532-3539.

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Yoo JE, Jung JH, Han KD, Yoon DW, Kim S, An JH, Cho JH, Shin DW. Long-term suicide risk in lung cancer patients: a nationwide cohort study. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2026 Aug 11; 35:e48.

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Rosen-Lang Y, Vrillon A, Pasternak S, Blazhenets G, Soleimani-Meigooni DN, Rabinovici GD, Weiner MW, Hantke N, Silbert LC, Schwartz DL, Livny-Ezer A, Lesman-Segev O, Ganmore I, Ravona-Springer R, Yaffe K, Landau SM, Korecka M, Shaw LM, La Joie R, Gardner RC. Prior Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarkers. JAMA Neurol. 2026 Aug 01; 83(8):759-768.

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