"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 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.
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Transforming Atrial Fibrillation Research to Integrate Social Determinants of Health: A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop Report. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Feb 01; 8(2):182-191.
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Leveraging Implementation Science for Cardiovascular Health Equity: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2022 11 08; 146(19):e260-e278.
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Trends in HPV vaccine administration and HPV vaccine coverage in children by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status during the COVID-19 pandemic in an integrated health care system in California. Vaccine. 2022 11 02; 40(46):6575-6580.
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Performance decline in a low-stakes test at age 15 and educational attainment at age 25: Cross-country longitudinal evidence. J Adolesc. 2021 10; 92:114-125.
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Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Menarche: A Prospective Study. J Adolesc Health. 2021 07; 69(1):33-40.
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Factors Associated With Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among Women Experiencing Homelessness and Unstable Housing During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 07 01; 4(7):e2117035.
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Lifecourse socioeconomic changes and late-life cognition in a cohort of U.S.-born and U.S. immigrants: findings from the KHANDLE study. BMC Public Health. 2021 05 13; 21(1):920.
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Patterns of overall mortality by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status in insured cancer patients in Southern California. Cancer Causes Control. 2021 Jun; 32(6):609-616.
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Racial and geographic variation in effects of maternal education and neighborhood-level measures of socioeconomic status on gestational age at birth: Findings from the ECHO cohorts. PLoS One. 2021; 16(1):e0245064.
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Recurrent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Event Rates Differ Among Patients Meeting the Very High Risk Definition According to Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 12; 9(23):e017310.