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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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 1116 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 72 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	5	5
2002	0	20	20
2003	0	19	19
2004	0	20	20
2005	0	28	28
2006	0	27	27
2007	0	34	34
2008	0	41	41
2009	1	38	39
2010	0	43	43
2011	0	56	56
2012	0	50	50
2013	0	58	58
2014	0	57	57
2015	0	63	63
2016	0	50	50
2017	0	55	55
2018	0	59	59
2019	0	44	44
2020	0	72	72
2021	0	42	42
2022	0	34	34
2023	0	23	23
2024	0	49	49
2025	0	49	49
2026	0	25	25

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

Falkstedt D, Hemmingsson T, Punnett L, Kjellberg K, Kurowski A, Pan KY, Almroth M. Change in physical workload and the risk of work disability due to musculoskeletal disorders: a register-based study of 1 703 935 workers in Sweden. Occup Environ Med. 2026 Aug 23; 83(5):261-267.

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Liu AW, Do HVM, Nguyen GH, Nguyen ND, Tran LH, Goldberg RJ, Allison JJ, Le QV, Ngo DQ, The-Anh B, Nguyen HL, Tran HT. Thirty-Year Trends (1991-2020) in Head and Neck Cancer Incidence Rates: Hanoi Cancer Registry, Vietnam. JCO Glob Oncol. 2026 Jul; 12(7):e2600083.

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Roberts AL, Vilela Braga AD, Tang IW, Rotem RS, Moo LR, Miller DR, Shirk SD, Weisskopf MG. Association of Military Branch and Rank With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Incidence Among United States Veterans. Neurology. 2026 Aug 25; 107(4):e218303.

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Bahlis N, Facon T, San-Miguel J, Usmani SZ, Dimopoulos MA, Moreau P, Zweegman S, Perrot A, Manier S, Chari A, Raje N, Orlowski RZ, Goldschmidt H, Basu S, Hulin C, Weisel K, Mohty M, Leleu X, Plesner T, Jakubowiak A, Cook G, Quach H, Venner CP, Cavo M, Ngo M, Bolyard K, Carson R, Borgsten F, Mateos MV, Kumar SK. Infections in patients receiving daratumumab for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a pooled analysis of MAIA and ALCYONE. Blood Adv. 2026 Jul 14; 10(13):4541-4550.

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Kaur H, Proffitt E, Rice SW, Flood MG, Pascal S. Forecasting fractures: Weather-associated variability in hip fracture and isolated distal radius fracture incidence. Int J Biometeorol. 2026 Jul 06; 70(7).

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Park KY, Nam GE, Han K, Jung JH, Yoo JE, Lee CW, Kang SH, Kim CK, Shin DW. Association between blood pressure and risk of ischemic stroke among individuals with dementia: A nationwide cohort study. Hypertens Res. 2026 Aug; 49(8):2307-2317.

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Brandon AS, Murphy BS, Nam Y, McClelland RL, Huang S, Hershey MS, Besser LM, Forrester SN, Bancks MP, DeFilippis AP. The Association of the Social Deprivation Index With the Development of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Cardiol. 2026 Aug 15; 273:97-105.

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Madsen TE, Raker CA, Pavlovic JM, Harrington LB, Schnatz PF, Stefanick ML, Allison M, Shadyab AH, Liu S, Penzien DB, Haring B, Wild RA, Liu L, Saquib N, Wactawki-Wende J, Ikramuddin F, LaMonte MJ, Manson JE, Silver B. Migraine and Stroke Risk in Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative. Neurology. 2026 Jul 14; 107(1):e214825.

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Zai I, Zai A. Dermatologic Conditions and Incident Anxiety in Young Adults: Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Cohort Study. JMIR Dermatol. 2026 Jun 03; 9:e90820.

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Kim JY, Shin DW, Kim Z, Kim SH, Son KL, Kim SH, Yoon HJ. Neuropsychiatric adverse effects of antihistamine: A nationwide data-based epidemiological study in South Korea. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol. 2026 Jun; 44(2):392-398.

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