"Poverty" 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 situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.
| Descriptor ID |
D011203
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.634 I01.880.853.996.535 N01.824.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Low-Income Population- Low-Income Population
- Low-Income Populations
- Population, Low-Income
- Populations, Low-Income
- Low Income Population
- Low Income Populations
- Population, Low Income
- Populations, Low Income
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Poverty" by people in this website by year, and whether "Poverty" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Poverty" by people in Profiles.
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Exploring the relationship between depressive symptoms, allostatic load, and income inequality in US adults aged 20 and older. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Nov; 384:118594.
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Barriers to uptake of cervical cancer screening services in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Womens Health. 2022 12 02; 22(1):486.
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Assessing the prevalence of young children living in households prepared for COVID-19 in 56 low- and middle-income countries. Glob Health Res Policy. 2022 06 21; 7(1):18.
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Effects of early-life poverty on health and human capital in children and adolescents: analyses of national surveys and birth cohort studies in LMICs. Lancet. 2022 04 30; 399(10336):1741-1752.
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Priorities for cancer research in low- and middle-income countries: a global perspective. Nat Med. 2022 Apr; 28(4):649-657.
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Examining Resident Power Building in a Place-Based Initiative. Health Promot Pract. 2022 11; 23(6):955-962.
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Refining clinical algorithms for a neonatal digital platform for low-income countries: a modified Delphi technique. BMJ Open. 2021 05 18; 11(5):e042124.
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Living Well with Kidney Disease by Patient and Care-Partner Empowerment: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere. Nephron. 2021; 145(3):205-211.
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The impact of socioeconomic risk factors and mental health on asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 05; 126(5):453-457.
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Measuring Equity From The Start: Disparities In The Health Development Of US Kindergartners. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 10; 39(10):1702-1709.