"Social Justice" 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.
An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and rights of all.
| Descriptor ID |
D012935
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.700 K01.752.566.479.830.750 N03.706.437.700 N05.350.958.750
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Justice" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Justice" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Justice" by people in Profiles.
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Health in justice or health injustice? Indigenous Maori experiences of primary care following release from New Zealand prisons: a national record study. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Nov; 384:118543.
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Understanding the Opioid Epidemic as an Environmental Injustice. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Nov; 69(5):108047.
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Justice and triage in military medical ethics: A brief report. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Aug 01; 99(3S Suppl 1):S175-S178.
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Approaching Ethical Challenges at the Intersection of Medical and Social Care. Perspect Biol Med. 2025; 68(2):161-173.
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Organizational Accountability for Justice and Health Equity. Perspect Biol Med. 2025; 68(2):209-228.
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Why Does the History of Circadian Rhythms Matter for Sleep Today? AMA J Ethics. 2024 Oct 01; 26(10):E816-821.
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An Urban Farm-Anchored Produce Prescription Program - Food as Medicine and Economic Justice. N Engl J Med. 2024 08 22; 391(8):678-679.
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The Power of Proximity: Toward an Ethic of Accompaniment in Surgical Care. Hastings Cent Rep. 2024 Mar; 54(2):12-21.
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US Medical-Legal Partnerships to Address Health-Harming Legal Needs: Closing the Health Injustice Gap. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 May; 39(7):1204-1213.
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Lift Every Voice: Engaging Black Adolescents in Social Justice Service-Learning to Promote Mental Health and Educational Equity. Prev Sci. 2024 Jan; 25(1):68-84.