"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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| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2012 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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Distinguishing Asthma and COPD in Primary Care: A Case-based Approach. Am Fam Physician. 2023 03; 107(3):247-252.
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Trends in prescribing as-needed inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)-Formoterol for patients with asthma. Respir Med. 2023 02; 207:107096.
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Pulmonary manifestations of childhood-onset primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS) masquerading as reactive airways disease in a male patient and review of interstitial lung disease associated with SS. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2022 Nov 16; 20(1):101.
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Severe asthma in children: Description of a large multidisciplinary clinical cohort. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 06; 57(6):1447-1455.
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Bronchial wall parameters on CT in healthy never-smoking, smoking, COPD, and asthma populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Radiol. 2022 Aug; 32(8):5308-5318.
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The Ability of Resveratrol to Attenuate Ovalbumin-Mediated Allergic Asthma Is Associated With Changes in Microbiota Involving the Gut-Lung Axis, Enhanced Barrier Function and Decreased Inflammation in the Lungs. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:805770.
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Mepolizumab for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: Treatment efficacy by comorbidity and blood eosinophil count. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 05; 149(5):1711-1721.e6.
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Using Bayesian time-stratified case-crossover models to examine associations between air pollution and "asthma seasons" in a low air pollution environment. PLoS One. 2021; 16(12):e0260264.
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A comparison of administrative claims-based risk predictors for pediatric asthma. Am J Manag Care. 2021 12; 27(12):533-537.
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Bronchial Thermoplasty in Patients With Severe Asthma at 5 Years: The Post-FDA Approval Clinical Trial Evaluating Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Persistent Asthma Study. Chest. 2022 03; 161(3):614-628.