Social Determinants of Health
"Social Determinants of Health" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age, as well as the systems put in place to deal with illness. These circumstances are in turn shaped by a wider set of forces: economics, social policies, and politics (http://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/).
| Descriptor ID |
D064890
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.224.425.762 N01.400.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Determinants of Health" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in Health Care in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2025 Aug 01; 59(7):607-620.
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Social determinants of health and access to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia. Blood. 2025 Jun 19; 145(25):3041-3051.
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Impact of sociodemographic determinants on enrollment into contemporary lymphoma clinical trials: a systematic review. Oncologist. 2025 Jun 04; 30(6).
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Toward More Holistic Early Traumatic Brain Injury Evaluation and Care: Recommendations from the 2024 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Traumatic Brain Injury Classification and Nomenclature Initiative Psychosocial and Environmental Modifiers Working Group. J Neurotrauma. 2025 Jul; 42(13-14):1023-1037.
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Social determinants of health and healthcare utilization in veterans with post-traumatic epilepsy. Epilepsy Res. 2025 Oct; 216:107594.
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Assessments of social vulnerability on laryngeal cancer treatment & prognosis in the US. Br J Cancer. 2025 Aug; 133(2):248-254.
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Global Sociodemographic Disparities in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality According to Sex, 1980 to 2021. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Jul; 18(7):e011648.
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Impact of Social Determinants on Home Oxygen Therapy Duration in Preterm Infants: A Study Utilizing the Childhood Opportunity Index. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 May; 60(5):e71132.
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Role of Technology in Promoting Heart Healthy Behavior Change to Increase Equity in Optimal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 May 06; 151(18):e972-e985.
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Disparities in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2025 Jun; 54(2):225-232.