Asthma

"Asthma" 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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A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).

Descriptor ID	D001249
MeSH Number(s)	C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
Concept/Terms	Asthma Asthma Asthmas Bronchial Asthma Asthma, Bronchial

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

Diseases [C]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Bronchial Diseases [C08.127]
Asthma [C08.127.108]
Lung Diseases [C08.381]
Lung Diseases, Obstructive [C08.381.495]
Asthma [C08.381.495.108]
Respiratory Hypersensitivity [C08.674]
Asthma [C08.674.095]
Immune System Diseases [C20]
Hypersensitivity [C20.543]
Hypersensitivity, Immediate [C20.543.480]
Respiratory Hypersensitivity [C20.543.480.680]
Asthma [C20.543.480.680.095]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Asthma".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Asthma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Asthma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 306 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 17 publications in 2012 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	5	0	5
1996	1	2	3
1997	5	0	5
1998	4	1	5
1999	4	3	7
2000	7	3	10
2001	4	1	5
2002	2	1	3
2003	12	1	13
2004	10	3	13
2005	11	2	13
2006	12	4	16
2007	8	2	10
2008	8	2	10
2009	8	5	13
2010	7	4	11
2011	5	1	6
2012	14	3	17
2013	7	1	8
2014	8	3	11
2015	10	2	12
2016	9	3	12
2017	11	3	14
2018	6	1	7
2019	8	3	11
2020	10	0	10
2021	7	2	9
2022	14	1	15
2023	16	1	17
2024	12	1	13
2025	1	1	2

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

Doumat G, El Zein J, Mehta GD, Zhu Z, Espinola JA, Sullivan AF, Hasegawa K, Camargo CA. Association between vitamin D status at 3 years and eosinophilic asthma in 6-year-old children with a history of severe bronchiolitis. Thorax. 2025 Feb 17; 80(3):180-183.

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Khor YH, Poberezhets V, Buhr RG, Chalmers JD, Choi H, Fan VS, George M, Holland AE, Pinnock H, Ryerson CJ, Alder R, Aronson KI, Barnes T, Benzo R, Birring SS, Boyd J, Crossley B, Flewett R, Freedman M, Gibson T, Houchen-Wolloff L, Krishnaswamy UM, Linnell J, Martinez FJ, Moor CC, Orr H, Pappalardo AA, Saraiva I, Wadell K, Watz H, Wijsenbeek MS, Krishnan JA. Assessment of Home-based Monitoring in Adults with Chronic Lung Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb; 211(2):174-193.

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Nielsen N, Ballinger Z, Mu?oz Villarreal B, Kovell L, Ito Fukunaga M, Casta?eda-Avila M. Estimating the Impact of Asthma and COPD on Lung Cancer Screening in the USA. Lung. 2024 Nov 27; 203(1):2.

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Geissler KH, Shieh MS, Ash AS, Lindenauer PK, Krishnan JA, Goff SL. Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Care. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 178(11):1208-1215.

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Hamrick SK, Thompson MA, Rotello VM, Prakash YS, Pabelick CM. Nanoparticles to target asthma. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2024 Dec 01; 327(6):L964-L971.

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Ojo A, Bello D, Heavner K, Lucas K, Bello A. Self-reported Symptoms Associated With the Use of Printer and Photocopier Machines: Results From the Nano-Control, International Foundation Survey. J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Nov 01; 66(11):891-902.

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Chokkara S, Rojas JC, Zhu M, Lindenauer PK, Press VG. Evaluating Quality of Care for Patients with Asthma in the Readmission Penalty Era. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Aug; 21(8):1166-1175.

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Geissler KH, Shieh MS, Krishnan JA, Lindenauer PK, Ash AS, Goff SL. Health Insurance Type and Outpatient Specialist Care Among Children With Asthma. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2417319.

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Kearney CM, Sangani R, Shankar D, O'Connor GT, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Comparative Effectiveness of Mepolizumab, Benralizumab, and Dupilumab among Patients with Difficult-to-Control Asthma: A Multicenter Retrospective Propensity-matched Analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Jun; 21(6):866-874.

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Al-Halbouni L, Ryan GW, Radu S, Spano M, Sabnani R, Phipatanakul W, Gerald LB, Garg A, Pbert L, Trivedi M. Exploring the relationship between school-supervised asthma therapy and social determinants of health in pediatric asthma care. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Oct; 59(10):2553-2562.

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