"Parents" 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.
Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.
| Descriptor ID |
D010290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.500.320 I01.880.853.150.500.340 M01.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Step-Parents- Step-Parents
- Step Parents
- Step-Parent
- Stepparent
- Stepparents
Parental Age- Parental Age
- Age, Parental
- Ages, Parental
- Parental Ages
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Parents" by people in this website by year, and whether "Parents" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 2020 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2021 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.
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Parent-to-Parent Coaching for Parents of Children Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation with Incomplete Home Health Nursing Teams: A Pilot Support and Empowerment Model. Home Healthc Now. 2026 Sep-Oct 01; 44(5):298-305.
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Clinician and family perspectives on the use of single maintenance and reliever therapy for children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2026 Aug; 137(2):194-201.
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Parent Recollections of Newborn Screening With an Emphasis on Cystic Fibrosis. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Jul; 26(5):103303.
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Parents' Perceptions of Delays and Disabilities in Their Children Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Feb; 61(2):e71481.
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Pediatric Heart Rate Variability During Play and Neurocognitive Testing: The Influence of Parental Attitudes Towards Play. Dev Psychobiol. 2025 11; 67(6):e70100.
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U.S. Vietnamese Parents' Perceptions of Different Approaches for Confirming Adolescent HPV Vaccination Records in Research Studies. Health Expect. 2025 10; 28(5):e70448.
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Parental Diseases of Despair and Suicidal Events in Their Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 09 02; 8(9):e2531442.
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Psychosocial functioning and determinants of the health-related quality of life in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and cognitive impairments. J Neurooncol. 2025 Aug; 174(1):65-76.
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The Grief Navigation Trial: A multi-site pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of two interventions to support parents after their child's unexpected or traumatic death. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 08; 155:107962.
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Parental Communication With their Children about Cancer Risk and DTC Cascade Genetic Testing: Implications for Genetic Education and Counseling. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 09; 197(9):e64115.