"Racism" 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.
Differential treatment or unequal access to opportunities, based on group membership such as origin or ethnicity.
| Descriptor ID |
D063505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.550.500 F01.145.813.629.625 F01.829.595.500 I01.880.735.820.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Racism- Racism
- Racial Bias
- Bias, Racial
- Racial Prejudice
- Prejudice, Racial
- Prejudices, Racial
- Racial Prejudices
- Racial Discrimination
- Discrimination, Racial
- Discriminations, Racial
- Racial Discriminations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Racism" by people in Profiles.
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The Longitudinal Association Between Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Mental Health Outcomes Among Latine Adolescents in an Agricultural Community. J Adolesc Health. 2026 Jun; 78(6):888-895.
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Racial trauma symptoms and suicidal ideation among minoritized US college students: Exploring the moderating role of antiracist campus climate and campus involvement. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jul 15; 405:121627.
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Practice-Focused Research Based on Public Health Critical Race Praxis. Annu Rev Public Health. 2026 04; 47(1):415-438.
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Longitudinal and Geographic Trends in Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Adolescents in the United States: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Jul; 77(1):118-127.
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Contextualizing Inequities in COVID Vaccination Trends Among Project REFOCUS Pilot Sites: Racism-Related Determinants of Health. Ethn Dis. 2024 Jan; 34(1):1-7.
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Educational guidelines on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics biases in medical education. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep; 231(3):289-295.
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A Qualitative Study of Black and Latine HIV Care Consumers' Perceptions of Providers' Behaviors, Medical Mistrust, and Experiences of Discrimination. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2024; 35(4):1206-1228.
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Culturally Relevant Africultural Coping Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Antiretroviral Adherence Among Sexual Minority Black Americans Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2024 Feb; 28(2):408-420.
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Racialized Housing Discrimination and Population Health: a Scoping Review and Research Agenda. J Urban Health. 2023 04; 100(2):355-388.
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An Equity-Based Scoring System for Evaluating Surveillance-Related Harm in Public Health Crises. Ethn Dis. 2023 Jan; 33(1):63-75.