 Parents
"Parents" 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.
Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.
| Descriptor ID |
D010290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.500.320 I01.880.853.150.500.340 M01.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Step-Parents- Step-Parents
- Step Parents
- Step-Parent
- Stepparent
- Stepparents
Parental Age- Parental Age
- Age, Parental
- Ages, Parental
- Parental Ages
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Parents" by people in this website by year, and whether "Parents" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2002 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2003 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2004 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2005 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2006 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 2007 | 18 | 4 | 22 | | 2008 | 3 | 11 | 14 | | 2009 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | 2010 | 9 | 12 | 21 | | 2011 | 19 | 12 | 31 | | 2012 | 23 | 12 | 35 | | 2013 | 28 | 11 | 39 | | 2014 | 28 | 15 | 43 | | 2015 | 40 | 31 | 71 | | 2016 | 36 | 30 | 66 | | 2017 | 25 | 25 | 50 | | 2018 | 36 | 30 | 66 | | 2019 | 36 | 30 | 66 | | 2020 | 31 | 48 | 79 | | 2021 | 21 | 62 | 83 | | 2022 | 5 | 60 | 65 | | 2023 | 13 | 41 | 54 | | 2024 | 28 | 19 | 47 | | 2025 | 26 | 13 | 39 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.
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Kowalski AJ, Armstrong B, Trude ACB, Arbaiza R, Czinn A, Bellows LL, Johnson SL, Wang Y, Hager ER, Black MM. Creating healthy habits for Maryland preschoolers (CHAMP): a cluster-randomized controlled trial among childcare centers. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Dec 10; 22(1):156.
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Saxena K, Dempsey A, Verma RP, Martinez R, Schmier JK, Zimet GD. Parental acceptance of HPV vaccinations at ages 9-10 in the United States. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2025 Dec; 21(1):2592432.
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Pauletic MT, Shipman K, Steeger CM, Holton M, Trammell J. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Let's Connect® intervention: A trauma-responsive, emotion-focused parenting skills program. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jan; 160:108177.
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Rinehart DJ, Gilbert A, Andersen LM, Gray TW, O'Leary S, Frost HM. Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Watchful Waiting for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media. J Pediatr. 2026 Feb; 289:114904.
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Sisk BA, Kepper MM, Bereitschaft C, Milam S, Chen S, Nakano TA, Wu MD, Borst AJ, Kerr AM. VA-Comm: Developing and Piloting a Novel Communication Tool for Complex Lymphatic Anomalies and Lymphatic Malformations. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Feb; 73(2):e32149.
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Saxena K, Dempsey A, Verma RP, Schmier JK, Kamat S, Zimet GD. Potential acceptance of HPV vaccination at ages 9-10 in the United States among parents of HPV vaccine-naïve children. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2025 Dec; 21(1):2578906.
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Hammond CJ, Fristad MA, Moon YJ, Batt MM, Dopp R, Ghaziuddin N, Hulvershorn L, Leffler JM, Singh MK, Sullivan AE, Weinstein S, Miller L. Differences in Cannabis and Cannabidiol Attitudes, Perceptions, and Behaviors Between US Adolescents Receiving Mood Disorder Treatment and Their Parents Across Legal Contexts. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Oct 16; 22(10).
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Putra M, Cuneo BF, Chi C, Zhang Z, Prudell L, Song K. Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from a fetus with congenital long QT syndrome and her healthy parents. Stem Cell Res. 2025 Dec; 89:103848.
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Griffin GM, Ellerton L, Hazlehurst MF, Senturia K, Kroshus E, Glassy D, Maddalena E, Garrett K, Tandon P. Promoting Children's Active Play in Nature via Primary Care. J Pediatr. 2026 Jan; 288:114810.
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Keeley J, Skoda Z, Utley K, Marsh ED, Conecker GA, Hecker J, Ludwig NN, Leonard H, Saldaris J, Jacoby P, Pincus S, Benke TA, Demarest ST, Downs J. Parent/caregiver perspectives of meaningful improvement in functional domains for people with CDKL5 deficiency disorder: a mixed-methods study. Qual Life Res. 2025 Dec; 34(12):3609-3620.
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