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 2078 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 129 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	15	15
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	68	68
2010	0	80	80
2011	0	85	85
2012	0	107	107
2013	0	103	103
2014	0	129	129
2015	0	115	115
2016	1	102	103
2017	1	108	109
2018	0	104	104
2019	0	109	109
2020	0	125	125
2021	1	90	91
2022	0	77	77
2023	0	62	62
2024	0	103	103
2025	0	65	65
2026	0	24	24

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

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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Jiang X, Hoang TD, Shaw LM, Jacobs DR, Nasrallah IM, Bryan RN, Yaffe K. Alzheimer's disease neuropathology plasma biomarkers and cognition in midlife: a community-based cohort study. Lancet. 2026 May 30; 407(10544):2208-2216.

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Zahnert F, Pfanzelt F, Menzler K, Habermehl L, Keil B, Timmermann L, Kemmling A, Grote A, Nimsky C, Knake S, Belke M. No link between piriform cortex subregion resection and seizure freedom in two cohorts with temporal lobe epilepsy. J Neurol. 2026 May 22; 273(6).

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Brigatti KW, Rodrigues A, Sweigert E, Williamson J, Koehler A, Meier GL, Poskitt LE, Carson VJ, Robinson D, Strauss KA. Trial-ready external controls for gene therapy: The MATCH cohort in maple syrup urine disease. Cell Rep Med. 2026 Jun 16; 7(6):102799.

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Boudreau DM, Pocobelli G, Bobb JF, Cheetham C, Dublin S, Andrade SE, Albertson-Junkans L, Griffin MR, Li DK, Raebel MA, Hechter RC, Pawloski PA, Toh S, Hua W, Ouellet-Hellstrom R, Horn P, Dinatale M, Ceresa C, Soukup M, Ma Y, Trinidad JP. Neural tube defect risk in relation to opioid analgesic exposure during early pregnancy. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 05 07; 195(5):1242-1251.

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Fredericksen RJ, Sibley A, Lancaster KE, Jenkins W, Mixson LS, Whitney BM, Ouellet L, Friedmann PD, Korthuis T, Delaney JAC, Tsui JI, Crane HM, Zule W, Young AM, Seal DW, Stopka TJ. Transitions from first drug use to illicit opioid and injection drug use in a multisite rural U.S. cohort of people who use drugs. Harm Reduct J. 2026 May 02; 23(1).

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Zhou J, Muse Z, Br?nn E, Yang Y, Hysaj E, Martini M, Verberne NE, Opatowski M, Kamperman A, Kallner HK, Bertone-Johnson E, Lu D. Bidirectional Association Between Premenstrual Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2611765.

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Chan B, Ezekiel-Herrera D, Bailey SR, Byhoff E, Marino M, Lucas JA, Giebultowicz S, Espinoza K, Larson Z, Heintzman J. Race, Ethnicity, and Language Disparities in Alcohol and Drug Screening and Medication Treatment. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2612319.

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Holden DN, Dingman JS, Sutton LH, Ramos-Estebanez C, El Ammar F, Warinpramote J, Siddiqui R, Choi R, Schneider L, Baker R, Bonderski V, Morsi RZ, Desai H, Kass-Hout T, Singh J, Kuhn AL, Puri AS, Gutierrez-Aguirre SF, Hanel RA, Zaidat OO, Ashouri Y, AlMajali M, Anderson E, Wetmore L, Barats M, Kimmons L, Scott W, Webb A, Johnson R, O'Donnell JN, Entezami P. Multicenter evaluation of the safety and efficacy of varying doses of cangrelor used in acute cerebrovascular stenting in patients with acute ischemic stroke. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Apr 16; 18(5):1372-1377.

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Shim H, Kim BS, Han K, Koo HY, Kim S, Lee D, Cho IY, Jung W, Shin DW. Risk of Newly Incident Diabetes Mellitus and Treatment Risk Factors in Breast Cancer Survivors: Landmark Analyses of Nationwide Data. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2026 05; 38(4):265-273.

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