"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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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2021 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Racism" by people in Profiles.
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Theatre of the Oppressed to Teach Medical Students About Power, Lived Experience, and Health Equity. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Feb; 40(2):330-338.
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Social Media and Youth Well-Being: Considerations for Historically, Persistently, and Systemically Marginalized Groups. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2025 Apr; 72(2):305-316.
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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.
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Assessment of unmeasured confounding in the association between perceived discrimination and mental health in a predominantly African American cohort using g-estimation. Int J Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 12; 53(4).
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Racial Discrimination, Inflammation, Sleep, and Metabolic Syndrome From Adolescence to Young Adulthood. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 04 01; 7(4):e245258.
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Advancing health equity through social care interventions. Health Serv Res. 2023 12; 58 Suppl 3:318-326.
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The Bias of Medicine in Sickle Cell Disease. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Nov; 38(14):3247-3251.
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A Rubric to Center Equity in Obstetrics and Gynecology Research. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 10 01; 142(4):772-778.
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A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Discrimination, Racism, and Type 2 Diabetes Healthcare Outcomes for Black Americans. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Oct; 11(5):2935-2944.