"Racism" 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.
Differential treatment or unequal access to opportunities, based on group membership such as origin or ethnicity.
| Descriptor ID |
D063505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.550.500 F01.145.813.629.625 F01.829.595.500 I01.880.735.820.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Racism- Racism
- Racial Bias
- Bias, Racial
- Racial Prejudice
- Prejudice, Racial
- Prejudices, Racial
- Racial Prejudices
- Racial Discrimination
- Discrimination, Racial
- Discriminations, Racial
- Racial Discriminations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Racism" by people in Profiles.
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Applying mixtures methodology to analyze how exposure to structural racism and economic disadvantage affect perinatal health outcomes: an ECHO study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Feb 05; 195(2):464-476.
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Addressing Structural and Systemic Racism in Social and Health Care Systems to Advance Health Equity. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Jun; 41(8):2090-2097.
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Language Differences by Race in the Narrative Section of the Emergency Medicine Standardized Letter of Evaluation. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Nov 19; 26(6):1519-1525.
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Representation matters: advocating for increased diversity in the pediatric surgical workforce to address health inequity. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug; 35:151521.
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A multidimensional tool for quantifying structural racism: Application to adverse pregnancy outcomes in Chicago, Illinois. Soc Sci Med. 2025 May; 372:118013.
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"It was frightening because it could be my own grandparents": A qualitative study of vicarious exposure to anti-Asian racism. Psychol Trauma. 2026 Jan; 18(1):171-181.
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Exposure to structural racism-related state laws is associated with worse cardiovascular health among US adults, BRFSS 2011 and 2013. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 01 08; 194(1):142-151.
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Theatre of the Oppressed to Teach Medical Students About Power, Lived Experience, and Health Equity. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 02; 40(2):330-338.
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Historical Bias in Mortgage Lending, Redlining, and Implications for the Uncertain Geographic Context Problem: A Study of Structural Housing Discrimination in Dallas and Boston. J Urban Health. 2024 Oct; 101(5):1037-1044.
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Associations Between Patient/Caregiver Trust in Clinicians and Experiences of Healthcare-Based Discrimination. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Jul-Aug; 37(4):607-636.