 Racism
"Racism" 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.
Differential treatment or unequal access to opportunities, based on group membership such as origin or ethnicity.
| Descriptor ID |
D063505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.550.500 F01.145.813.629.625 F01.829.595.500 I01.880.735.820.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Racism- Racism
- Racial Bias
- Bias, Racial
- Racial Prejudice
- Prejudice, Racial
- Prejudices, Racial
- Racial Prejudices
- Racial Discrimination
- Discrimination, Racial
- Discriminations, Racial
- Racial Discriminations
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2020 | 13 | 3 | 16 | | 2021 | 24 | 1 | 25 | | 2022 | 15 | 0 | 15 | | 2023 | 9 | 6 | 15 | | 2024 | 6 | 7 | 13 | | 2025 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Racism" by people in Profiles.
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Wright-Smith RS, Dsouza VF, Frazier TA, Bradford A, Lackey C, Muhirwa A, Brooks J, Chalmers LC, Gaylord S, Giscombe C. Using an oral history approach to understand perspectives of intergenerational trauma in African American women. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2026 Oct; 64:152222.
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Choudhury S, Brooks-Russell A, Wright-Kelly E. Cumulative experiences of racism and mental health outcomes in Colorado minority adolescents. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1781495.
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Goin DE, Ghidey R, Schuh H, Dean LT, Barrett E, Bastain TM, Buckley JP, Bush NR, Camerota M, Carroll KN, Cragoe N, Cushing LJ, Dabelea D, Dunlop AL, Eick SM, Elliott AJ, Felson T, Geiger SD, Gilliland FD, James-Todd T, Kahn LG, Kasman M, Kuiper JR, Leventhal B, Lucchini M, Nelson M, Norman G, Nutor C, O'Shea TM, Padula AM, Schantz SL, Mehta-Lee SS, Steiger B, Woodruff TJ, Wright RJ, Morello-Frosch RA. Applying mixtures methodology to analyze how exposure to structural racism and economic disadvantage affect perinatal health outcomes: an ECHO study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 02 05; 195(2):464-476.
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Fortson K, Nielsen KE, Watson-Singleton NN, Metzger IW, Mullican KN, Leone RM, Gilmore AK. Barriers to mental health help-seeking intentions among Black college students: examining the role of discrimination. J Am Coll Health. 2026 07; 74(6):1734-1744.
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Terhune EA, Dagne MB, Barsoum M, Viswanathan M, Ali R, Welch V, Pizarro AB, Sathe N, Duque T, Francis D, Rizvi A, Riddle D, Turner RW, Baker TA, Heyn PC. Defining racial health equity: an integrative analysis of terminology and conceptualizations. J Clin Epidemiol. 2026 02; 190:112103.
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Maw AM, Glasgow RE, Cervantes L. The Role of Implementation Science in Dismantling Structural Racism: Expanding Strategies and Recognizing Power as a Central Determinant. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 05; 41(6):1637-1641.
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Hernandez I, Nuñez V, Reynaga L, Stewart K, Hernandez-Castro I, Maldonado LE, Corona K, Aung M, Knapp EA, Fuselier G, Douglas C, Vega CV, Faro E, Frosch RM, Lewis J, Croen LA, Dunlop AL, Ganiban J, Keenan K, Bastain T. Non-inclusive language in human subjects questionnaires: addressing racial, ethnic, heteronormative, and gender bias. BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct 31; 25(1):3708.
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Hall Q, Sousa Filho JF, Guimarães JM, Malta DC, Romero-Sandoval NC, Hargreaves S, Kerr L, Santos GF, Brickley EB, Paixão ES, Barreto ML, Pescarini JM. Associations of municipality-level income and racial segregation with individual-level tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Brazil: a nationwide cohort study (2010-2019). J Epidemiol Community Health. 2025 Sep 10; 79(10):779-786.
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Hamel LM, Moulder R, Harper FWK, Manojlovich M, Ramseyer FT, Penner LA, Albrecht TL, Boker S, Bagautdinova D, Eggly S. The Influence of Patient and Physician Race-Related Attitudes and Perceptions on Nonverbal Synchrony in Oncology Treatment Interactions Between Black Patients and Non-Black Physicians. Cancer Control. 2025 Jan-Dec; 32:10732748251375517.
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Zapata JY, Swan LET, White MS, Frizell-Thomas B, Oniah O. "It All Starts by Listening:" Medical Racism in Black Birthing Narratives and Community-Identified Suggestions for Building Trust in Healthcare. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 07 31; 22(8).
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