"Social Class" 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 stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
| Descriptor ID |
D012923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.996.755 N01.824.782
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Class- Social Class
- Class, Social
- Classes, Social
- Social Classes
Middle Class Population- Middle Class Population
- Class Population, Middle
- Class Populations, Middle
- Middle Class Populations
- Population, Middle Class
- Populations, Middle Class
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Class" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Class" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.
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Interventions to improve adherence to oral endocrine therapy for prevention or treatment of breast cancer in Black women of low socioeconomic status. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Dec 11; 34(1):24.
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Identification of factors associated with non-adherence to oral endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients of low socioeconomic status: a single centre retrospective study. Int J Clin Pharm. 2026 Feb; 48(1):266-273.
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Neighborhood socioeconomic status and endometrial cancer mortality: Racial disparities persist across the spectrum. Gynecol Oncol. 2025 Dec; 203:84-89.
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School neighborhood deprivation is associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Mar; 103:9-15.
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Low socioeconomic status adversely influences outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 11; 170(5):1480-1490.e5.
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Education and socioeconomic status as predictors of refugee mental health: insights from a study of Jordan-based Syrian refugee sample. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1432205.
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Correlation between wildfires and atopic dermatitis and the impact on low socioeconomic populations. Am J Disaster Med. 2024 Fall; 19(4):275-277.
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Socioeconomic status affects amputation and mortality rates in necrotizing fasciitis patients. Int Orthop. 2024 Oct; 48(10):2505-2512.
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Immunomodulator adherence in multiple myeloma patients with lower socioeconomic status: a retrospective study. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Jun 04; 32(7):407.
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Impact of Poverty on Stroke Recurrence: A Population-Based Study. Neurology. 2024 Jun 11; 102(11):e209423.