"Social Class" 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.
A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
| Descriptor ID |
D012923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.996.755 N01.824.782
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Class- Social Class
- Class, Social
- Classes, Social
- Social Classes
Middle Class Population- Middle Class Population
- Class Population, Middle
- Class Populations, Middle
- Middle Class Populations
- Population, Middle Class
- Populations, Middle Class
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Class" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Class" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.
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Maunakea AK, Phankitnirundorn K, Peres R, Dye C, Juarez R, Walsh C, Slavens C, Park SL, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L. Socioeconomic Status, Lifestyle, and DNA Methylation Age Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adults: NIMHD Social Epigenomics Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 01; 7(7):e2421889.
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Weldeslase TA, Akinyemi OA, Enchill KA, Lin A, Silvestre J, Fullum TM, Cornwell EE, Nembhard CE. The relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and short-term outcomes following colon resection. Am J Surg. 2024 Oct; 236:115803.
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Ononogbu O, Akindele O, Yazdanfard S, Fatima B, Abughosh S, Trivedi MV. Immunomodulator adherence in multiple myeloma patients with lower socioeconomic status: a retrospective study. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Jun 04; 32(7):407.
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Link BG, Garc?a SJ, Firat R, La Scalla S, Phelan JC. Socioeconomic-Status-Based Disrespect, Discrimination, Exclusion, and Shaming: A Potential Source of Health Inequalities? J Health Soc Behav. 2024 Dec; 65(4):558-576.
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Amin S, Chae SW, Kawamoto CT, Phillips KT, Pokhrel P. Cannabis use among cancer patients and survivors in the United States: a systematic review. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2024 Jan 04; 8(1).
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Fanfan D, Mulligan CJ, Groer M, Mai V, Weaver M, Huffman F, Lyon DE. The intersection of social determinants of health, the microbiome, and health outcomes in immigrants: A scoping review. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2024 01; 183(1):3-19.
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Edgar EV, Eschman B, Todd JT, Testa K, Ramirez B, Bahrick LE. The effects of socioeconomic status on working memory in childhood are partially mediated by intersensory processing of audiovisual events in infancy. Infant Behav Dev. 2023 08; 72:101844.
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Adinkrah E, Najand B, Rahmani A, Maharlouei N, Ekwegh T, Cobb S, Zare H. Social Determinants of Mental, Physical, and Oral Health of Middle-Aged and Older African Americans in South Los Angeles. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 12 14; 19(24).
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Ji X, Covington LB, Patterson F, Ji M, Brownlow JA. Associations between sleep and overweight/obesity in adolescents vary by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. J Adv Nurs. 2023 May; 79(5):1970-1981.
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Obrochta CA, Parada H, Murphy JD, Nara A, Trinidad D, Araneta MRH, Thompson CA. The impact of patient travel time on disparities in treatment for early stage lung cancer in California. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0272076.