"Family" 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 social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.
| Descriptor ID |
D005190
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263 I01.880.853.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Family Life Cycles- Family Life Cycles
- Life Cycle, Family
- Life Cycles, Family
- Family Life Cycle
Family, Reconstituted- Family, Reconstituted
- Families, Reconstituted
- Reconstituted Families
- Reconstituted Family
Kinship Networks- Kinship Networks
- Kinship Network
- Network, Kinship
- Networks, Kinship
Extended Family- Extended Family
- Extended Families
- Families, Extended
- Family, Extended
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Family" by people in this website by year, and whether "Family" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2018 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 2019 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 2020 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2021 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2022 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 2023 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Family" by people in Profiles.
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Family-Level Factors That Influence Physical Activity among Hispanic Adolescents at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Ethn Dis. 2025 08; 35(3):121-128.
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What measures have been used to explore the outcomes of family members of critically ill patients: a scoping review. Intensive Care Med. 2025 09; 51(9):1641-1650.
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Families' experiences accessing care after genomic sequencing in the pediatric cancer context: "It's just been a big juggle". J Genet Couns. 2024 12; 33(6):1337-1350.
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Enhancing family experience in the paediatric intensive care unit through the adoption of the family care journal: A single-center study. Nurs Crit Care. 2024 09; 29(5):887-895.
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The Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) Study: Design and Early Results. Diabetes Care. 2023 06 01; 46(6):1265-1270.
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Standardizing case definitions for monitoring the safety of maternal vaccines globally: GAIA definitions, a review of progress to date. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Jul; 162(1):29-38.
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Participation in a national diagnostic research study: assessing the patient experience. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 04 10; 18(1):73.
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Skipping the Line: Inequality in Access to Developmental-Behavioral Care. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2022 12 01; 43(9):545-547.
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Caregiver perspectives of dialysis initiation for children with kidney disease: a qualitative study. Pediatr Nephrol. 2022 10; 37(10):2457-2469.
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Care of the Immigrant Child. Pediatr Rev. 2022 Jan 01; 43(1):16-27.