"Adult Children" 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.
Children who have reached maturity or the legal age of majority.
| Descriptor ID |
D032721
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.065 I01.880.853.150.281 M01.055
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| Concept/Terms |
Adult Children- Adult Children
- Offspring, Adult
- Adult Sons
- Adult Son
- Son, Adult
- Sons, Adult
- Children, Adult
- Adult Daughters
- Adult Daughter
- Daughter, Adult
- Daughters, Adult
- Adult Offspring
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adult Children" by people in Profiles.
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DNA methylation signatures in airway cells from adult children of asthmatic mothers reflect subtypes of severe asthma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 06 14; 119(24):e2116467119.
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Elevated Anthropometric and Metabolic Indicators among Young Adult Offspring of Mothers with Pregestational Diabetes: Early Results from the Transgenerational Effect on Adult Morbidity Study (the TEAM Study). J Diabetes Res. 2021; 2021:6590431.
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Toward Better Understanding of How Fathers Contribute to Their Offspring's Health. Pediatrics. 2018 01; 141(1).
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How Can Adult Children Influence Parents' Long-Term Care Insurance Purchase Decisions? Gerontologist. 2017 04 01; 57(2):292-299.
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Understanding the Context for Long-Term Care Planning. Med Care Res Rev. 2016 06; 73(3):349-68.
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Exploring alternate processes contributing to the association between maternal smoking and the smoking behavior among young adult offspring. Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Nov; 15(11):1873-82.
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Learning of your parent's BRCA mutation during adolescence or early adulthood: a study of offspring experiences. Psychooncology. 2009 Feb; 18(2):200-8.
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Should a PVS patient be a live organ donor? Med Ethics (Burlingt Mass). 2006; 13(1):3.