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".

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Bar chart showing 1076 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 76 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	3	3
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	18	18
2004	0	20	20
2005	0	27	27
2006	0	27	27
2007	0	34	34
2008	0	42	42
2009	1	36	37
2010	0	45	45
2011	0	56	56
2012	0	50	50
2013	0	59	59
2014	0	58	58
2015	0	64	64
2016	0	52	52
2017	0	55	55
2018	0	59	59
2019	0	46	46
2020	0	76	76
2021	0	39	39
2022	0	33	33
2023	0	21	21
2024	0	44	44
2025	0	35	35

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

Kim J, Kim B, Han KD, Kwon S, Shin DW, Min JH. Risk of depression in chronic immune-mediated neuropathies: A nationwide cohort study in South Korea. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jan 01; 392:120204.

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Otite FO, Morris NA, Anikpezie N, Pitter D, Miller R, Bako AT, Aneni E, Atchaneeyasakul K, Patel SD, Sahoo A, Wee CD, Albright KC, Latorre JGS, Singla A, Khandelwal P, Williams OA, Chaturvedi S, Ovbiagele B. Comparative Rates of Acute Ischemic Stroke Incidence: Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders vs Other Races and Ethnic Groups in 4 US States. Neurology. 2025 Sep 23; 105(6):e214105.

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Stjernbrandt A, Liv P, Jackson JA, Pettersson H, Lewis C, Punnett L, Wahlstr?m J. Occupational biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome surgery: a prospective cohort study on 203 866 Swedish male construction workers followed for 19 years. Occup Environ Med. 2025 Aug 25; 82(6):263-269.

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Miller R, Anikpezie N, Hoffman H, Bako AT, Patel SD, Sahoo A, Aneni E, Wee CD, Albright KC, Latorre JGS, Liu JK, Agarwalla PK, Singla A, Khandelwal P, Otite FO. Demographic Disparities in the Incidence of Moyamoya Angiopathy in the United States. Neurology. 2025 Sep 09; 105(5):e214013.

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Cho MH, Jung J, Kim TH, Han K, Lee D, Jeon KH, Cho IY, Shin DW. Rheumatoid Arthritis and Risk of Thyroid Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Nov; 77(11):1359-1367.

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Haas CB, McGee-Avila JK, Luo Q, Pfeiffer RM, Gershman S, Cherala S, Cohen C, Monterosso A, Archer N, Insaf TZ, Engels EA, Shiels MS. Cancer Incidence and Trends in US Adults With HIV. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Aug 01; 11(8):855-863.

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Koirala B, Azar A, Fountain B, McGuirl M, Stock S, Galdzicka M, Ellison RT. Pre-COVID-19 epidemiology of community respiratory viruses at a single US center reveals sex differences in influenza A and a higher ICU incidence of human metapneumovirus in the elderly population. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 18; 25(1):924.

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Candelieri-Surette D, Lee J, Lynch JA, Chang NN, Nelson TJ, Teerlink CC, Pimentel C, Schoen MW, Berlowitz D. Epidemiology of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in Veterans Nationwide. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Jul 14; 23(8):307-313.

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Chung C, Lee KN, Shin DW, Lee SW, Han K. Serum ?-glutamyl transferase as a novel risk indicator for lung cancer: insights from four million Koreans. Respir Res. 2025 Jul 10; 26(1):242.

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Gaspari R, Lindsay R, She T, Acuna J, Balk A, Bartnik J, Baxter J, Clare D, Caplan RJ, DeAngelis J, Filler L, Graham P, Hill M, Hipskind J, Joseph R, Kapoor M, Kummer T, Lewis M, Midgley S, Nalbandian A, Narveas-Guerra O, Nomura J, Sanjeevan I, Scheatzle M, Schnittke N, Secko M, Soucy Z, Stowell JR, Theophanous RG, Tozer J, Yates T, Gleeson T. Incidence and Clinical Relevance of Echocardiographic Visualization of Occult Ventricular Fibrillation: A Multicenter Prospective Study of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Oct; 86(4):328-336.

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