Prospective Studies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Prospective Studies
Tree Number(s): E05.318.372.500.750.625; N05.715.360.330.500.750.650; N06.850.520.450.500.750.650
Unique ID: D011446
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011446
Annotation: IM general only
Scope Note: Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67(65)
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

No Qualifiers

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
  - Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [E05.318.372]
    - Epidemiologic Studies [E05.318.372.500]
      - Cohort Studies [E05.318.372.500.750]
        
        Follow-Up Studies [E05.318.372.500.750.249]
        
        Longitudinal Studies [E05.318.372.500.750.500]
        
        Prospective Studies [E05.318.372.500.750.625]
        
        Retrospective Studies [E05.318.372.500.750.750]

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
- Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
  - Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
    - Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N05.715.360.330]
      - Epidemiologic Studies [N05.715.360.330.500]
        
        Cohort Studies [N05.715.360.330.500.750]
        
        Follow-Up Studies [N05.715.360.330.500.750.350]
        
        Longitudinal Studies [N05.715.360.330.500.750.500]
        
        Prospective Studies [N05.715.360.330.500.750.650]
        
        Retrospective Studies [N05.715.360.330.500.750.825]

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]
        
        Follow-Up Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750.350]
        
        Longitudinal Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750.500]
        
        Prospective Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750.650]
        
        Retrospective Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750.825]

Prospective Studies Preferred

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