"Mexican Americans" 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 living in the United States of Mexican descent.
| Descriptor ID |
D017058
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.754.441.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mexican Americans- Mexican Americans
- American, Mexican
- Americans, Mexican
- Mexican American
- Chicanas
- Chicana
- Chicanos
- Chicano
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mexican Americans".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mexican Americans" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mexican Americans" 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 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mexican Americans" by people in Profiles.
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Longitudinal blood pressure changes in relation to urinary toxic/essential metals and metal mixtures. Environ Res. 2026 Sep 15; 306(Pt 1):125104.
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Association between migration and cardiovascular health in Mexicans: a binational analysis using the Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS/SOL) and Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS). J Epidemiol Community Health. 2026 Jun 10; 80(7):503-511.
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Multiomics reveal key inflammatory drivers of severe obesity: IL4R, LILRA5, and OSM. Cell Genom. 2025 Mar 12; 5(3):100784.
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Accelerated Longitudinal Glycemic Changes in Relation to Urinary Toxic/Essential Metals and Metal Mixtures Among Mexican Americans Living in Starr County, Texas. Diabetes Care. 2024 11 01; 47(11):1908-1915.
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Predictors of Toxic Metal/Metalloid Exposures Among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 08; 12(4):2443-2453.
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Analyzing direct effects of education level and estimated IQ between cognitively intact Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic whites on a confrontational naming task. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2026 Jan-Feb; 33(1):35-44.
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The Role of Family in Diabetes Management for Mexican American Adults. Hisp Health Care Int. 2024 06; 22(2):109-118.
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Trends and Disparities in Cardiometabolic Health Among U.S. Adults, 1999-2018. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 07 12; 80(2):138-151.
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Relationships Between Urinary Metals and Diabetes Traits Among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas, USA. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2023 Feb; 201(2):529-538.
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Recent shifts in the genomic ancestry of Mexican Americans may alter the genetic architecture of biomedical traits. Elife. 2020 12 29; 9.