"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.
Size and composition of the family.
| Descriptor ID |
D005191
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| 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
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| 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
One-Person Household- One-Person Household
- Household, One-Person
- Households, One-Person
- One Person Household
- One-Person Households
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, 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
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Family Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Washington and Oregon, United States, 2022-2024. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2026 Aug 04; 15(8).
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Household Transmission of Enterovirus D68, Washington and Oregon, United States, 2022-2024. Emerg Infect Dis. 2026 Jul; 32(7):1182-1187.
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Influenza household transmission and genomic diversity in the United States: A prospective cohort study, 2022-2024. J Infect. 2026 May; 92(5):106748.
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Estimating the generation time for SARS-CoV-2 transmission using United States household data, December 2021-May 2023. Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 11; 16(1).
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SARS-CoV-2 infectious shedding and rebound among adults with and without oral antiviral use: two case-ascertained prospective household studies. Lancet Microbe. 2026 Jan; 7(1):101227.
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Social vulnerability and the risk of respiratory virus infection in households: a case-ascertained study. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 13; 26(1):92.
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Asymptomatic and Mildly Symptomatic Influenza Virus Infections by Season: Case-Ascertained Household Transmission Studies, United States, 2017-2023. J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 15; 232(4):e637-e641.
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Ongoing Symptoms After Acute SARS-CoV-2 or Influenza Infection in a Case-Ascertained Household Transmission Study: 7 US Sites, 2021-2023. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Jun 04; 80(5):1032-1044.
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Reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among household contacts with recent vaccination and past COVID-19 infection: results from 2 multisite case-ascertained household transmission studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Jun 03; 194(6):1603-1610.
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Estimating the generation time for influenza transmission using household data in the United States. Epidemics. 2025 Mar; 50:100815.