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 1820 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 122 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	12	12
1996	0	9	9
1997	0	8	8
1998	0	7	7
1999	0	12	12
2000	0	14	14
2001	0	16	16
2002	0	18	18
2003	0	28	28
2004	0	23	23
2005	0	41	41
2006	0	36	36
2007	0	48	48
2008	0	50	50
2009	0	66	66
2010	0	74	74
2011	0	97	97
2012	0	84	84
2013	1	83	84
2014	0	79	79
2015	0	101	101
2016	0	106	106
2017	0	104	104
2018	0	81	81
2019	0	100	100
2020	0	105	105
2021	0	122	122
2022	0	101	101
2023	0	93	93
2024	0	94	94
2025	0	7	7

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

Bell AJ, Ram S, Labaki WW, Murray S, Kazerooni EA, Galban S, Martinez FJ, Hatt CR, Wang JM, Ivanov V, McGettigan P, Khokhlovich E, Maiorino E, Suryadevara R, Boueiz A, Castaldi PJ, Mirkes EM, Zinovyev A, Gorban AN, Galban CJ, Han MK. Temporal Exploration of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Phenotypes: Insights from the COPDGene and SPIROMICS Cohorts. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Apr; 211(4):569-576.

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Spartano NL, Sultana N, Lin H, Cheng H, Lu S, Fei D, Murabito JM, Walker ME, Wolpert HA, Steenkamp DW. Defining Continuous Glucose Monitor Time in Range in a Large, Community-Based Cohort Without Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Mar 17; 110(4):1128-1134.

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Zhang J, Hobbs BD, Silverman EK, Sparrow D, Ortega VE, Xu H, Zhang C, Dupuis J, Walkey AJ, O'Connor GT, Cho MH, Moll M. Polygenic Risk Score Added to Conventional Case Finding to Identify Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. JAMA. 2025 03 04; 333(9):784-792.

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Jandu S, Carey JL. Exploring Social Media Use Among Medical Students Applying for Residency Training: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. JMIR Med Educ. 2025 Feb 21; 11:e59417.

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Yang Z, Yao Z, Tasmin M, Vashisht P, Jang WS, Ouyang F, Wang B, McManus D, Berlowitz D, Yu H. Unveiling GPT-4V's hidden challenges behind high accuracy on USMLE questions: Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Feb 07; 27:e65146.

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Ash AS, Alcusky MJ, Ellis RP, Sabatino MJ, Eanet FE, Mick EO. Supporting Primary Care for Medically and Socially Complex Patients in Medicaid Managed Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 03; 8(2):e2458170.

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Denu MK, Shao C, Tak K, Iyengar S, Do K, Nagy NY, Singh G, Sadaniantz KA, Shankara S, Kovell LC. Home blood pressure monitoring and mobile health application practices among pregnant persons with and at risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2025 Mar; 39:101197.

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Okafor IA, Nnaka JA, Suleiman MO, Erekosima BU, Mbagwu SI, Ibeabuchi KC, Gbadegesin OS, Uzomba GC, Aliyu AI. Beyond the blade: Unveiling the nexus of spirituality and human dissection among medical and allied health students in Nigeria. Anat Sci Educ. 2025 Feb; 18(2):149-159.

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Rochon PA, Li J, O'Mahony D, Onder G, Petrovic M, Sternberg SA, Gurwitz JH, Savage RD, Wu W, Giannakeas V, Kthupi A, Dalton K, McCarthy LM, Mason R, Giancola A, Borhani P, Cherubini A. The impact of age, sex, and gender on polypharmacy and potential prescribing cascades: Lessons from five databases. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Feb; 73(2):520-532.

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Johnston EU, Bhattarai B, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Coonrod DV. SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence in a Delivering Refugee Population: Refugee Status, Payor Type, Race, and Vaccination Status. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Feb; 27(1):104-111.

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