"Life Tables" 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.
Summarizing techniques used to describe the pattern of mortality and survival in populations. These methods can be applied to the study not only of death, but also of any defined endpoint such as the onset of disease or the occurrence of disease complications.
| Descriptor ID |
D015993
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.475 E05.318.740.100.500 N01.224.935.530 N06.850.505.400.975.475 N06.850.520.308.985.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Life Table Models- Life Table Models
- Life Table Model
- Model, Life Table
- Models, Life Table
Life Table Methods- Life Table Methods
- Life Table Method
- Method, Life Table
- Methods, Life Table
Life Table Analysis- Life Table Analysis
- Analyses, Life Table
- Analysis, Life Table
- Life Table Analyses
Life Table Estimates- Life Table Estimates
- Estimate, Life Table
- Estimates, Life Table
- Life Table Estimate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life Tables" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020 on life expectancy across populations in the USA and other high income countries: simulations of provisional mortality data. BMJ. 2021 06 23; 373:n1343.
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Different approaches to quantify years of life lost from COVID-19. Eur J Epidemiol. 2021 Jun; 36(6):589-597.
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Prioritisation by FIT to mitigate the impact of delays in the 2-week wait colorectal cancer referral pathway during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK modelling study. Gut. 2021 06; 70(6):1053-1060.
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COVID-19 and ethical considerations: Valuable decision-making tools from the leading medical societies in France. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2020 06; 39(3):365-366.
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The global burden of premature mortality due to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) using standard expected years of life lost, 2012 to 2019. BMC Public Health. 2019 Nov 14; 19(1):1523.
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Mass media promotion of a smartphone smoking cessation app: modelled health and cost-saving impacts. BMC Public Health. 2019 Mar 08; 19(1):283.
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Risk, Timing, and Predictors of Disease Flare After Discontinuation of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy in Children With Polyarticular Forms of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis With Clinically Inactive Disease. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 09; 70(9):1508-1518.
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Traumatic Deaths during the Functional Years: Working Toward Sustainable Prevention. Am Surg. 2018 Jul 01; 84(7):e270-e272.
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Validation of the Social Security Administration Life Tables (2004-2014) in Localized Prostate Cancer Patients within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Eur Urol Focus. 2019 09; 5(5):807-814.
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History of Childhood Kidney Disease and Risk of Adult End-Stage Renal Disease. N Engl J Med. 2018 02 01; 378(5):428-438.