Family Characteristics

"Family Characteristics" 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.

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Size and composition of the family.

Descriptor ID	D005191
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.315 I01.240.361 I01.880.853.150.423 N01.224.361 N01.824.308 N06.850.505.400.400
Concept/Terms	Family Characteristics Family Characteristics Characteristic, Family Characteristics, Family Family Characteristic Family Size, Average Family Size, Average Average Family Size Average Family Sizes Family Sizes, Average Family Size, Expected Family Size, Expected Expected Family Size Expected Family Sizes Family Sizes, Expected Family Size, Ideal Family Size, Ideal Family Sizes, Ideal Ideal Family Size Ideal Family Sizes Generations Generations Head of Household Head of Household Household Head Household Heads Households Households Household Matriarchy Matriarchy Matriarchies One-Person Household One-Person Household Household, One-Person Households, One-Person One Person Household One-Person Households Patriarchy Patriarchy Patriarchies Couples Couples Family and Household Family and Household Household and Family Family Demography Family Demography Demographies, Family Demography, Family Family Demographies Family Life Surveys Family Life Surveys Family Life Survey Life Survey, Family Life Surveys, Family Survey, Family Life Surveys, Family Life Family Size Family Size Family Sizes Family Size, Completed Family Size, Completed Completed Family Size Completed Family Sizes Family Sizes, Completed Family Size, Desired Family Size, Desired Desired Family Size Desired Family Sizes Family Sizes, Desired

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Family Characteristics".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Family Characteristics [F01.829.263.315]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Family Characteristics [I01.240.361]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Family Characteristics [I01.880.853.150.423]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Family Characteristics [N01.224.361]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Family Characteristics [N01.824.308]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Family Characteristics [N06.850.505.400.400]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Family Characteristics".

Family Characteristics
Marital Status

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Bar chart showing 89 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	3	5
2008	1	1	2
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	1	5	6
2013	3	4	7
2014	3	10	13
2015	3	5	8
2016	3	8	11
2017	1	6	7
2018	2	3	5
2019	1	2	3
2020	3	4	7
2021	2	1	3
2022	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1

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Benton LD, Lopez-Galvez N, Herman C, Caporaso JG, Cope EK, Rosales C, Gameros M, Lothrop N, Mart?nez FD, Wright AL, Carr TF, Beamer PI. Environmental and structural factors associated with bacterial diversity in household dust across the Arizona-Sonora border. Sci Rep. 2024 06 04; 14(1):12803.

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Garba NA, Sacca L, Clarke RD, Bhoite P, Buschman J, Oller V, Napolitano N, Hyppolite S, Lacroix S, Archibald A, Hamilton O, Ash T, Brown DR. Addressing Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intervention Outcomes and Lessons Learned from a Collaborative Food Delivery Response in South Florida's Underserved Households. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 07 02; 19(13).

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Chen TA, Reitzel LR, Obasi EM, Dave JM. Did School Meal Programs and SNAP Participation Improve Diet Quality of US Children from Low-Income Households: Evidence from NHANES 2013-2014? Nutrients. 2021 Oct 12; 13(10).

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Kelley ST, Liu W, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Padilla S, Ogden S, Frenzel S, Sisk-Hackworth L, Matt GE. Altered microbiomes in thirdhand smoke-exposed children and their home environments. Pediatr Res. 2021 12; 90(6):1153-1160.

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Sanderson M, Mouton CP, Cook M, Liu J, Blot WJ, Hargreaves MK. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Disease Risk in the Southern Community Cohort Study. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021; 32(3):1384-1402.

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Ellis KR, Hecht HK, Young TL, Oh S, Thomas S, Hoggard LS, Ali Z, Olawale R, Carthron D, Corbie-Smith G, Eng E. Chronic Disease Among African American Families: A Systematic Scoping Review. Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 12 31; 17:E167.

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Cassinat RA, Bruening M, Crespo NC, Guti?rrez M, Chavez A, Ray F, Vega-L?pez S. Effects of a Community-Based Pilot Intervention on Home Food Availability among U.S. Households. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 11 11; 17(22).

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Alam MU, Sharior F, Ferdous S, Ahsan A, Ahmed T, Afrin A, Sarker S, Akand F, Archie RJ, Hasan K, Renouf R, Drabble S, Norman G, Rahman M, Tidwell JB. Strategies to Connect Low-Income Communities with the Proposed Sewerage Network of the Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project, Bangladesh: A Qualitative Assessment of the Perspectives of Stakeholders. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 10 01; 17(19).

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Sheikh M, Poustchi H, Pourshams A, Khoshnia M, Gharavi A, Zahedi M, Roshandel G, Sepanlou SG, Fazel A, Hashemian M, Abaei B, Sotoudeh M, Nikmanesh A, Merat S, Etemadi A, Moghaddam SN, Islami F, Kamangar F, Pharoah PD, Dawsey SM, Abnet CC, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Malekzadeh R. Household Fuel Use and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers: The Golestan Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 06; 128(6):67002.

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Okamoto L, Riklon S, Masaki K, Bell C, Tamai A, Maskarinec GG. Evolving Palliative Care Practices among Marshall Islanders in Hawai'i: Generational Comparisons. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):82-88.

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