"Sports" 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.
Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.
| Descriptor ID |
D013177
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I03.450.642.845
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sports" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sports" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sports" by people in Profiles.
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Cozzarelli NF, Khan IA, Arshi A, Sherman MB, Fillingham YA. Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients From Distressed Communities Participate in Sports and Physical Activities at Lower Rates. J Arthroplasty. 2025 08; 40(8):1972-1978.
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Gulati A, Desai V. Return to Play in the Professional Athlete. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2024 Apr; 28(2):107-118.
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Cozzarelli NF, Khan IA, Arshi A, Sherman MB, Lonner JH, Fillingham YA. Return to Sport After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and Patello-Femoral Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024 08; 39(8):1988-1995.e5.
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May CC, Conroy JL, Gaston RG, Weir TB, Osterman MN, Osterman AL, Abzug JM. Pediatric Phalanx Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:497-510.
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Hudzik TJ, Huestis MA, Rossi SS, Schumacher YO, Harcourt P, Budgett R, Stuart M, Tettey J, Mazzoni I, Rabin O, Danion A, Culler M, Handelsman D, Thevis M, Kinahan A. Cannabis and sport: A World Anti-Doping perspective. Addiction. 2023 11; 118(11):2040-2042.
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Barrack MT, Domino S, Gray VB, Cotter JA, Rauh MJ, Nichols JF. Support for inadvertent undereating in female adolescent athletes with clinical indicators of low energy availability. J Sci Med Sport. 2023 Jun; 26(6):285-290.
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Cribb CF, Keko M, Creveling S, Rochani HD, Modlesky CM, Colquitt G. Mental health, physical activity, and sports among children with cerebral palsy. Child Care Health Dev. 2023 11; 49(6):1104-1111.
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Franks RR, King D. Esports and the Esports Athlete-Simply Misnomer Terms, or Are They the Real Deal? Clin J Sport Med. 2023 03 01; 33(2):101-102.
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Khan AZ, Stoll KE, Erickson BJ. Rehabilitation and Return to Work and Sport After Rotator Cuff. Clin Sports Med. 2023 Jan; 42(1):175-184.
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Hunzinger KJ, Caccese JB, Mannix R, Meehan WP, Hafer JF, Swanik CB, Buckley TA. Effects of contact/collision sport history on gait in early- to mid-adulthood. J Sport Health Sci. 2023 05; 12(3):398-405.