Social Determinants of Health
"Social Determinants of Health" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age, as well as the systems put in place to deal with illness. These circumstances are in turn shaped by a wider set of forces: economics, social policies, and politics (http://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/).
| Descriptor ID |
D064890
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.224.425.762 N01.400.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Determinants of Health" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Social Disadvantage on Medical and Functional Severity in Children With Cerebral Palsy. Child Care Health Dev. 2025 Jan; 51(1):e70028.
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Social vulnerability is associated with advanced breast cancer presentation and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study. Breast Cancer Res. 2024 Dec 03; 26(1):176.
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Effects of Social Determinants and Pharmacogenetic Medication Interactions on 90-Day Hospital Readmissions. Ann Fam Med. 2024 Nov 01; 21(Suppl 3).
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Looking to "Level the Field": A Qualitative Study of How Clinicians Operationalize Social Determinants in Critical Care. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Nov; 21(11):1583-1591.
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Effects of Social Determinants of Health and Social Support on Surgical Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jan 01; 145(1):115-123.
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Racial Disparities in Sports Cardiology: A Review. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Oct 01; 9(10):935-943.
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Childhood Opportunity Index and Low-Value Care in Children's Hospitals. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 01; 154(4).
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The Impact of Sociodemographic Variables on Functional Recovery following Lower Extremity Amputation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan; 110(Pt B):317-336.
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Social Determinants in COVID-19 Experiences of Children With Disabilities Receiving School-Based Services in Chicago: Mixed-Methods Study of Parent/Guardian Perspectives. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Sep-Oct 01; 45(5):e483-e491.
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Type 2 Diabetes. Ann Intern Med. 2024 06; 177(6):ITC81-ITC96.