"Puberty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A period in the human life in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in puberty lead to the capacity for reproduction (FERTILITY), development of secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS, and other changes seen in ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D011627
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.760 G08.686.841.374
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puberty" by people in Profiles.
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Pubertal Timing Across Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Subgroups. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 01; 7(5):e2410253.
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Neighborhood Racial and Economic Privilege and Timing of Pubertal Onset in Girls. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Mar; 72(3):419-427.
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Associations Between Childhood Obesity and Pubertal Timing Stratified by Sex and Race/Ethnicity. Am J Epidemiol. 2022 11 19; 191(12):2026-2036.
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Associations between infant growth and pubertal onset timing in a multiethnic prospective cohort of girls. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Mar 31; 22(1):171.
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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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Girls' Pubertal Timing and Tempo and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Examination in an Ethnically Diverse Sample. J Adolesc Health. 2021 06; 68(6):1197-1203.
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Early life household intactness and timing of pubertal onset in girls: a prospective cohort study. BMC Pediatr. 2020 10 28; 20(1):464.
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Childhood Adversity and Pubertal Development Among Puerto Rican Boys and Girls. Psychosom Med. 2020 06; 82(5):487-494.
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Pubertal timing and breast density in young women: a prospective cohort study. Breast Cancer Res. 2019 11 14; 21(1):122.
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Breastfeeding and timing of pubertal onset in girls: a multiethnic population-based prospective cohort study. BMC Pediatr. 2019 08 09; 19(1):277.