"Fathers" 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.
Male parents, human or animal.
| Descriptor ID |
D005220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.500.320.100 I01.880.853.150.500.340.210 M01.620.390
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fathers" by people in Profiles.
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Experiences of discrimination, paternal support, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in the MIEHR study, Houston, Texas. Int J Equity Health. 2026 May 02; 25(1).
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Factor structure of food and physical activity parenting practices among US fathers by ethnicity and survey language: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct 28; 25(1):3625.
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Exploring profiles of fathers integrating food and physical activity parenting practices. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Mar 17; 28(1):e58.
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Hypogonadism in Fathers and Perinatal Outcomes in Offspring: A Retrospective Analysis of U.S. Claims Data. Urology. 2025 07; 201:62-67.
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Fathers in the United States Are Getting Older. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 08 01; 7(8):e2428062.
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The Influence of Maternal and Paternal Parenting on Adolescent Brain Structure. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2025 Dec; 10(12):1249-1257.
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Association between Fathers' and Mothers' Parenting Styles and the Risk of Overweight/Obesity among Adolescents in San Jos? Province, Costa Rica. Nutrients. 2022 Dec 15; 14(24).
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Do paternal deletions involving the FOXF1 locus on chromosome 16q24.1 manifest with more severe non-lung anomalies? Eur J Med Genet. 2022 Jun; 65(6):104519.
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Style of meal service and feeding practices among Mexican American fathers and mothers: An analysis of video-recorded children's evening mealtime at home. Appetite. 2022 02 01; 169:105851.
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Semen parameter thresholds and time-to-conception in subfertile couples: how high is high enough? Hum Reprod. 2021 07 19; 36(8):2121-2133.