"Social Class" 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.
A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
| Descriptor ID |
D012923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.996.755 N01.824.782
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Class- Social Class
- Class, Social
- Classes, Social
- Social Classes
Middle Class Population- Middle Class Population
- Class Population, Middle
- Class Populations, Middle
- Middle Class Populations
- Population, Middle Class
- Populations, Middle Class
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Class" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Class" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.
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Socioeconomic status is associated with pediatric adenotonsillectomy outcomes: A single institution study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Feb; 177:111844.
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Data gaps and opportunities for modeling cancer health equity. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2023 11 08; 2023(62):246-254.
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Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Burden of Complications and Socioeconomic Cost. Curr Diab Rep. 2023 05; 23(5):59-67.
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Social Vulnerability Index is strongly associated with urban pediatric firearm violence: An analysis of five major US cities. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 09 01; 95(3):411-418.
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The intersection of race and socioeconomic status is associated with inflammation patterns during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2022 03; 87(3):e13489.
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People who inject drugs in metropolitan Chicago: A meta-analysis of data from 1997-2017 to inform interventions and computational modeling toward hepatitis C microelimination. PLoS One. 2022; 17(1):e0248850.
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Associations between neighborhood socioeconomic cluster and hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction, and coronary artery disease within a cohort of cardiac catheterization patients. Am Heart J. 2022 01; 243:201-209.
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Shifting parental beliefs about child development to foster parental investments and improve school readiness outcomes. Nat Commun. 2021 10 01; 12(1):5765.
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Racial Segregation and Respiratory Outcomes among Urban Black Residents with and at Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 09 01; 204(5):536-545.
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Rheumatic Heart Disease in the United States: Forgotten But Not Gone: Results of a 10 Year Multicenter Review. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 08 17; 10(16):e020992.