"Parents" 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.
Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.
| Descriptor ID |
D010290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.500.320 I01.880.853.150.500.340 M01.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Step-Parents- Step-Parents
- Step Parents
- Step-Parent
- Stepparent
- Stepparents
Parental Age- Parental Age
- Age, Parental
- Ages, Parental
- Parental Ages
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Parents" by people in this website by year, and whether "Parents" 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 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2012 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2013 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 2014 | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| 2015 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2016 | 22 | 26 | 48 |
| 2017 | 33 | 17 | 50 |
| 2018 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 2019 | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| 2020 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| 2021 | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| 2022 | 3 | 39 | 42 |
| 2023 | 8 | 31 | 39 |
| 2024 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 2025 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.
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The Ripple Effects of Misattributed Parentage: The Systemic Family Impact of "Not Parent Expected" Discoveries. Fam Process. 2026 Dec; 65(4):e70207.
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Children and Families Affected by Parental Substance Use: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2026 Nov 01; 158(5).
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Navigating the neighbourhood: A qualitative study of parents' perceptions of the food environment in Rotterdam. Health Place. 2026 Sep; 101:103717.
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Development and implementation of a coordinated, multicentre CHD-focused skin-to-skin-a-thon. Cardiol Young. 2026 Jul; 36(7):1446-1451.
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Parenthood in US Medical Training Across Specialty Groups: Scoping Review. JMIR Med Educ. 2026 07 02; 12:e87284.
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Impact of school nurse education on factors influencing HPV vaccine communication with parents. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2026 Dec; 22(1):2691421.
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Parent perspectives on neonatal research without prior consent: a mixed-methods interview study. BMC Med Ethics. 2026 04 10; 27(1).
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Feasibility of a Large Language Model Chatbot to Support Parental Understanding in the PICU. Crit Care Explor. 2026 Apr 01; 8(4):e1378.
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Treatment Decision-Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jun; 73(6):e70235.
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Comparative study for managing OCD and anxiety symptoms (COSMOS) study: Rationale, design, and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 May; 164:108286.