"Sex Factors" 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.
Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.
| Descriptor ID |
D012737
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.675 N06.850.490.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Factors- Sex Factors
- Factor, Sex
- Factors, Sex
- Sex Factor
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sex Factors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sex Factors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 1997 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 1998 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1999 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2001 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2002 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2004 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2005 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| 2006 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 2007 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2008 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2009 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2010 | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| 2011 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2012 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2013 | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 2014 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 2015 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2016 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2017 | 3 | 45 | 48 |
| 2018 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2019 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2020 | 2 | 42 | 44 |
| 2021 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Sex differences in clinical phenotypes of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Apr; 21(4):e14608.
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Women and men veterans' initiation, engagement, and retention in treatment for substance use disorders: A cross-sectional investigation using VHA administrative data. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 May; 172:209673.
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Sex Differences in Long COVID. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2455430.
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Sex and gender as predictors for allograft and patient-relevant outcomes after kidney transplantation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 12 19; 12:CD014966.
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Influence of Acuity Circles on Hepatocellular Carcinoma and the Interaction of Gender and Race in Liver Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Dec; 38(12):e70045.
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Differences in responsibility for child healthcare by parent gender: A cross-sectional study. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Jan; 365:117576.
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Androgen signaling restricts glutaminolysis to drive sex-specific Th17 metabolism in allergic airway inflammation. J Clin Invest. 2024 Oct 15; 134(23).
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The association between gender and industry payments to minimally invasive surgeons. Surg Endosc. 2025 01; 39(1):465-471.
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Neoplastic Progression Risk in Females With Barrett's Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Feb; 23(2):225-235.e8.
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Sex differences in cigarette smoking following a mindfulness-based cessation randomized controlled trial. Addict Behav. 2025 Jan; 160:108177.