Diseases

Late Onset Disorders

Pathological conditions (Disorder, SYNDROME, or DISEASE) whose SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS manifest late in the life of an individual.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Pathological conditions (Disorder, SYNDROME, or DISEASE) whose SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS manifest late in the life of an individual.

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Synonyms

21 entry terms
  • Late Onset Diseases
  • Late-Onset Disorders
  • Later Onset Disorders
  • Disease, Late Onset
  • Diseases, Late Onset
  • Disorder, Late Onset
  • Disorder, Late-Onset
  • Disorder, Later Onset
  • Disorders, Late Onset
  • Disorders, Late-Onset
  • Disorders, Later Onset
  • Late Onset Disease
  • Late Onset Disorder
  • Late-Onset Disorder
  • Later Onset Disorder
  • Onset Disease, Late
  • Onset Diseases, Late
  • Onset Disorder, Late
  • Onset Disorder, Later
  • Onset Disorders, Late
  • Onset Disorders, Later

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2016; use AGE OF ONSET 1997-2015

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Previous Indexing

  • Age of Onset (1984-2015)

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Tree Number

  1. C23.550.291.883

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Late Onset Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000067562. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000067562
  2. Late Onset Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54944034