Age Distribution

The frequency of different ages or age groups in a given population. The distribution may refer to either how many or what proportion of the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): I01.240.050, N01.224.033, N06.850.505.400.050

MeSH Unique ID: D017677

Entry Terms:

• Age Distributions
• Distribution, Age
• Distributions, Age

Previous Indexing:

• Age Factors (1968-1993)
• Aging (1966-1967)

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Demography
Age Distribution

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Health Care Category
Population Characteristics
Demography
Age Distribution

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Health Care Category
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Epidemiologic Measurements
Demography
Age Distribution