"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Asthma- Asthma
- Asthmas
- Bronchial Asthma
- Asthma, Bronchial
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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2004 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2005 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2008 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2014 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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Homer-Bouthiette C, Wilson KC. Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Asthma Exacerbations: A Systematic Review. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 May; 22(5):776-784.
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DeChristopher LR, Tucker KL. Disproportionately higher asthma risk and incidence with high fructose corn syrup, but not sucrose intake, among Black young adults: the CARDIA Study. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Mar 26; 28(1):e92.
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Ravi VR, Korkmaz FT, De Ana CL, Lu L, Shao FZ, Odom CV, Barker KA, Ramanujan A, Niszczak EN, Goltry WN, Martin IMC, Ha CT, Quinton LJ, Jones MR, Fine A, Welch JD, Chen F, Belkina AC, Mizgerd JP, Shenoy AT. Lung CD4+ resident memory T?cells use airway secretory cells to stimulate and regulate onset of allergic airway neutrophilic disease. Cell Rep. 2025 Mar 25; 44(3):115294.
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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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Jonikas JA, Aranda F, Burke-Miller JK, Sabella K, Mullen MG, Davis M, Cook JA. Prevalence of chronic physical conditions and physical multimorbidity among young adults with serious mental health conditions. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2025 Jun; 48(2):89-98.
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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.