"Marriage" 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.
The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals are joined together.
| Descriptor ID |
D008393
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.315.500.500 I01.240.361.500.500 I01.880.853.150.423.500.500 N01.224.361.500.500 N01.824.308.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Commonlaw Marriage- Commonlaw Marriage
- Commonlaw Marriages
- Marriage, Commonlaw
- Marriages, Commonlaw
Consensual Union- Consensual Union
- Consensual Unions
- Union, Consensual
- Unions, Consensual
Husband-Wife Comparisons- Husband-Wife Comparisons
- Comparison, Husband-Wife
- Comparisons, Husband-Wife
- Husband Wife Comparisons
- Husband-Wife Comparison
Marital Relationship- Marital Relationship
- Marital Relationships
- Relationship, Marital
- Relationships, Marital
Same-Sex Marriage- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage, Same-Sex
- Marriages, Same-Sex
- Same Sex Marriage
- Same-Sex Marriages
Marriage Postponement- Marriage Postponement
- Marriage Postponements
- Postponement, Marriage
- Postponements, Marriage
Mate Selection- Mate Selection
- Mate Selections
- Selection, Mate
- Selections, Mate
Arranged Marriage- Arranged Marriage
- Arranged Marriages
- Marriage, Arranged
- Marriages, Arranged
Marriage Age- Marriage Age
- Age, Marriage
- Ages, Marriage
- Marriage Ages
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Marriage" by people in Profiles.
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Contraceptive use among married women who drink alcohol in India: a cross-sectional analysis of NFHS-5 survey. Alcohol Alcohol. 2025 May 14; 60(4).
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Complex and Bidirectional Interplay Between Marital Quality, Catastrophizing, Psychological Dysfunction, and Quality of Life in Married Malay Women With Disorder of Gut-Brain Interactions. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2025 Apr; 37(4):e15000.
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Are There Differences in Anti-Gay Beliefs Among U.S. Veterans and Non-Veterans? Results from the General Social Survey. J Homosex. 2020 Aug 23; 67(10):1401-1411.
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Contraceptive knowledge, use and intentions of Malawian women undergoing obstetric fistula repair. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2017 Oct; 22(5):375-380.
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Natural language use and couples' adjustment to head and neck cancer. Health Psychol. 2016 Oct; 35(10):1069-80.
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"His" and "her" marriage? The role of positive and negative marital characteristics in global marital satisfaction among older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2014 Jul; 69(4):579-89.
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Impact of restricted marital practices on genetic variation in an endogamous Gujarati group. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2012 Sep; 149(1):92-103.
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Till death do us part: getting married at the end of life. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Sep; 44(3):466-70.
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Affiliation and control during marital disagreement, history of divorce, and asymptomatic coronary artery calcification in older couples. Psychosom Med. 2011 May; 73(4):350-7.
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Associations of self-reports versus spouse ratings of negative affectivity, dominance, and affiliation with coronary artery disease: where should we look and who should we ask when studying personality and health? Health Psychol. 2008 Nov; 27(6):676-84.