Cross-Sectional Studies

"Cross-Sectional 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 the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

Descriptor ID	D003430
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.760.500.875 N05.715.360.775.175.275 N06.850.520.450.500.875
Concept/Terms	Cross-Sectional Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Cross Sectional Studies Cross-Sectional Study Studies, Cross-Sectional Study, Cross-Sectional Cross Sectional Analysis Analyses, Cross Sectional Cross Sectional Analyses Disease Frequency Surveys Surveys, Disease Frequency Disease Frequency Survey Survey, Disease Frequency Analysis, Cross-Sectional Analyses, Cross-Sectional Analysis, Cross Sectional Cross-Sectional Analyses Cross-Sectional Analysis Cross-Sectional Survey Cross Sectional Survey Cross-Sectional Surveys Survey, Cross-Sectional Surveys, Cross-Sectional Prevalence Studies Prevalence Studies Prevalence Study Studies, Prevalence Study, Prevalence

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cross-Sectional 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]
Cross-Sectional Studies [E05.318.760.500.875]
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]
Cross-Sectional Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.275]
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]
Cross-Sectional Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.875]

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Bar chart showing 1750 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 116 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	13	13
1996	0	9	9
1997	0	8	8
1998	0	7	7
1999	0	12	12
2000	0	14	14
2001	0	18	18
2002	0	16	16
2003	0	25	25
2004	0	22	22
2005	0	37	37
2006	0	34	34
2007	0	40	40
2008	0	47	47
2009	0	61	61
2010	0	68	68
2011	0	88	88
2012	0	76	76
2013	1	76	77
2014	0	74	74
2015	0	88	88
2016	0	103	103
2017	0	97	97
2018	0	78	78
2019	0	104	104
2020	0	102	102
2021	0	116	116
2022	0	100	100
2023	0	88	88
2024	0	92	92
2025	0	36	36

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cross-Sectional Studies" by people in Profiles.

Rasubala L, Russell SL, Ren Y, Malmstrom H, Huang SS, Flahive J, Yang C. Dental Faculty Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness to Treat Pregnant Persons at 2 Institutions. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2025 Jul; 10(1_suppl):58S-66S.

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Ezzedine K, Parsad D, Harris JE, van Geel N, Gardner J, Bibeau K, Gao J, Ren H, Hamzavi IH. Depression and depressive symptoms among people living with vitiligo: findings from the cross-sectional, population-based global VALIANT survey. J Dermatolog Treat. 2025 Dec; 36(1):2504082.

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Attanasio LB, Goff S, Hardeman R, Laws H, Srinivas S. Severe Maternal Morbidity by Race and Ethnicity and Birth Mode Among Individuals With a Prior Cesarean Birth. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jun 02; 8(6):e2513578.

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Blake KD, Moser RP, D'Angelo H, Gaysynsky A, Vanderpool RC. The evolution of NCI's Health Information National Trends Survey: methods, data, and future directions. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Jun 01; 117(6):1110-1116.

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Vieira de Oliveira Salerno PR, Lewis PGT, Chen Z, Dazard JE, Ganatra S, Ahmed EN, Nasir K, Deo SV, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S. Climate Vulnerability and Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Disease in the United?States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jun 03; 14(11):e038251.

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Shi L, Simas TAM, Lichtenstein AH, Zhang Y, Sun Q, Hayman LL. Urinary enterolignan concentrations and cardiometabolic risk biomarkers in pregnant US women. Nutr J. 2025 May 22; 24(1):82.

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Beydoun HA, Szymkowiak D, Kinney RL, Jones AL, Tsai J. Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization Among Aging Veterans in Supported Housing: A Comparison With Independently Housed Age-Matched Veterans. Gerontologist. 2025 May 10; 65(6).

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Cavallari JM, Trudel SM, Charamut NR, Miskovsky MN, Brennan M, Hiner AJL, Gore RJ, Sanetti LMH, Dugan AG. Psychological Well-Being of US Educators Remains a Post-Pandemic Concern: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Ind Med. 2025 Jul; 68(7):642-650.

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Kalluri NS, Cordova-Ramos EG, Hwang SS, Standish KR, Parker MG. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mother's Milk Provision Among Mothers of Preterm Infants. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e2510781.

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Makwana B, Desai B, Srinivasan J, Apetauerova D, Dani SS, Sehgal S, Yerstein O, Khadke S, Kumar A, Nasir K, Wadhera R, Kong Y, Navas-Acien A, Adamkiewicz G, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S, Moffatt-Bruce S, Ganatra S. Impact of Marine Microplastics on Neurologic and Functional Disabilities: A Population-Level Study. Eur J Neurol. 2025 May; 32(5):e70144.

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