"Family Characteristics" 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.
Size and composition of the family.
| Descriptor ID |
D005191
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.315 I01.240.361 I01.880.853.150.423 N01.224.361 N01.824.308 N06.850.505.400.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Family Characteristics- Family Characteristics
- Characteristic, Family
- Characteristics, Family
- Family Characteristic
Family Size, Average- Family Size, Average
- Average Family Size
- Average Family Sizes
- Family Sizes, Average
Family Size, Expected- Family Size, Expected
- Expected Family Size
- Expected Family Sizes
- Family Sizes, Expected
Family Size, Ideal- Family Size, Ideal
- Family Sizes, Ideal
- Ideal Family Size
- Ideal Family Sizes
One-Person Household- One-Person Household
- Household, One-Person
- Households, One-Person
- One Person Household
- One-Person Households
Family Demography- Family Demography
- Demographies, Family
- Demography, Family
- Family Demographies
Family Life Surveys- Family Life Surveys
- Family Life Survey
- Life Survey, Family
- Life Surveys, Family
- Survey, Family Life
- Surveys, Family Life
Family Size, Completed- Family Size, Completed
- Completed Family Size
- Completed Family Sizes
- Family Sizes, Completed
Family Size, Desired- Family Size, Desired
- Desired Family Size
- Desired Family Sizes
- Family Sizes, Desired
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Family Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Household clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants contemporaneously sequenced from dogs and their owners. mSphere. 2025 Jul 29; 10(7):e0007425.
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Acute Gastroenteritis Among Household Contacts of Children with Severe Norovirus Gastroenteritis, United States, 2011-2016. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Jun 16; 14(6).
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Changes in household composition and their effects on the academic achievement of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV in rural Zambia. AIDS Care. 2025 Jun; 37(6):991-1002.
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Safety of 3-month rifampicin-isoniazid TPT in child household contacts in a community-based intervention. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2025 02 01; 29(2):67-74.
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Cost-effectiveness of community-based household tuberculosis contact management for children in Cameroon and Uganda: a modelling analysis of a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 12; 11(12):e1922-e1930.
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Risk Factors for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Case-control Investigation. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 06 01; 42(6):e190-e196.
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Every child deserves a smoke-free home. Pediatr Res. 2023 01; 93(1):10-12.
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Household Bird Ownership is Associated with Respiratory Illness among Young Children in Urban Bangladesh (CHoBI7 Program). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 01 10; 106(3):953-958.
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If Young Children's Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Similar to That of Adults, Can Children Also Contribute to Household Transmission? JAMA Pediatr. 2022 01 01; 176(1):19-21.
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Did School Meal Programs and SNAP Participation Improve Diet Quality of US Children from Low-Income Households: Evidence from NHANES 2013-2014? Nutrients. 2021 Oct 12; 13(10).