"Noncommunicable Diseases" 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.
Diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. The four main types of noncommunicable diseases are CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (e.g., heart attacks and stroke), CANCER, chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE and ASTHMA) and DIABETES MELLITUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073296
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Noncommunicable Diseases- Noncommunicable Diseases
- Noncommunicable Disease
- Non-infectious Diseases
- Non infectious Diseases
- Non-infectious Disease
- Non-communicable Diseases
- Disease, Non-communicable
- Diseases, Non-communicable
- Non communicable Diseases
- Non-communicable Disease
- Noninfectious Diseases
- Noninfectious Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Noncommunicable Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence and co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors for non-communicable diseases according to sociodemographic characteristics among adults Chilean residents. Sci Rep. 2021 11 04; 11(1):21702.
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Preventing the Next Pandemic: The Case for Investing in Circulatory Health - A Global Coalition for Circulatory Health Position Paper. Glob Heart. 2021; 16(1):66.
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Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of diabetes among adults in Namibia and South Africa. J Natl Med Assoc. 2022 Jan; 113(6):636-644.
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The impact of novel coronavirus COVID-19 on noncommunicable disease patients and health systems: a review. J Intern Med. 2021 04; 289(4):450-462.
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Apparent resistant hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: Frequency and associated factors. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020 09; 22(9):1603-1605.
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S?o Paulo call to action for the prevention and control of high blood pressure: 2020. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2019 12; 21(12):1744-1752.