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Cohort Studies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cohort Studies
Tree Number(s)
E05.318.372.500.750
N05.715.360.330.500.750
N06.850.520.450.500.750
Unique ID
D015331
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015331
Annotation
IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific disease (IM); add geographic term if pertinent
Scope Note
Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.
Entry Term(s)
Analysis, Cohort
Birth Cohort Studies
Birth Cohort Study
Closed Cohort Studies
Cohort Analysis
Cohort Studies, Closed
Cohort Studies, Historical
Concurrent Studies
Historical Cohort Studies
Incidence Studies
Studies, Closed Cohort
Studies, Concurrent
Studies, Historical Cohort
Previous Indexing
Epidemiologic Methods (1971-1988)
Follow-Up Studies (1966-1988)
Prospective Studies (1966-1988)
See Also
Birth Cohort
Public MeSH Note
89; INCIDENCE STUDIES was heading 1989
Online Note
use COHORT STUDIES to search INCIDENCE STUDIES 1989
History Note
89; INCIDENCE STUDIES was heading 1989
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/06/01
Revision Date
2021/03/12

No Qualifiers
Cohort Studies Preferred
Closed Cohort Studies Narrower
Historical Cohort Studies Narrower
Incidence Studies Narrower
Analysis, Cohort Narrower
Birth Cohort Studies Narrower
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