"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 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Racism" by people in Profiles.
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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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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.
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Intersectional forms of racism and sexual minority stress are associated with alcohol use among Latinx sexual minority men with greater Hispanic/Latinx cultural orientation. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2023 03 04; 49(2):228-238.
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Educational guidelines for diversity and inclusion: addressing racism and eliminating biases in medical education. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 02; 228(2):133-139.
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Barely Tweeting and Rarely About Racism: Assessing US State Health Department Twitter Use During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout. Ethn Dis. 2022; 32(3):257-264.
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Integrated Methods for Applying Critical Race Theory to Qualitative COVID-19 Equity Research. Ethn Dis. 2022; 32(3):243-256.
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Using COVID-19 Surveillance Systems to Identify and Monitor Disparities: Best Practices and Recommendations. Ethn Dis. 2022; 32(2):151-164.