"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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| 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 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.
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Neighborhood-level socioeconomic position and mortality among children born with critical congenital heart defects. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Aug 05; 195(8):2200-2211.
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Socioeconomic status and acculturation as determinants of atopic disease prevalence in United States Latino children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2026 Aug; 137(2):176-184.e10.
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Comparing Neighborhood Indices of Socioeconomic Status, Segregation, and Healthcare Access for Predicting Late-Stage Breast Cancer. J Urban Health. 2026 Apr; 103(2):395-405.
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Socioeconomic Correlates of Incident Heart Failure and Consequent Mortality: The All of Us Program. JACC Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 14(7):103012.
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Diminishing Returns Among Black Patients With Cancer: The Intersection of Race and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status. J Clin Oncol. 2026 May 20; 44(15):1430-1440.
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Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Pubertal and Brain Development, and Internalizing Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Investigation. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2026 May; 11(5):555-569.
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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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Associations between socioeconomic factors and post-liver transplant mortality across recovery phases. Liver Transpl. 2026 Aug 01; 32(8):1091-1103.
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Neighborhood socioeconomic status and endometrial cancer mortality: Racial disparities persist across the spectrum. Gynecol Oncol. 2025 12; 203:84-89.