 Language
"Language" 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 verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings.
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D007802
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.209.399 L01.559
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Language" by people in this website by year, and whether "Language" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2003 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2008 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2013 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2014 | 9 | 5 | 14 | | 2015 | 8 | 4 | 12 | | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2017 | 4 | 8 | 12 | | 2018 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2019 | 7 | 8 | 15 | | 2020 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2022 | 5 | 19 | 24 | | 2023 | 9 | 15 | 24 | | 2024 | 10 | 9 | 19 | | 2025 | 8 | 7 | 15 | | 2026 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Language" by people in Profiles.
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Yu L, Migliori O, Schweiberger K, Kurs-Lasky M, Schoemer P, Heidenerich K, Lion KC, DeCamp LR, Ray K, Chaves-Gnecco D, Saladino J, Ragavan MI. Caregiver-Reported Quality of Pediatric Primary Care Language Services. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 01; 158(2).
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Patel EJ, Stephans J, Yoon P, Cherches A, Cho E, Anne S, Rosen H, Carvalho D, Shenk S, Naugle K, Covello L, McWilliams L, Cooper J, Mathes C, Klaus B, Pritchett C, Escobar P, Park J, Patel K, Hoffman J, Holder J, Haynes D, Virgin F, Chan DK. Spoken Language Outcomes After Early Cochlear Implantation in a Diverse, Multi-Institutional Cohort of Congenitally Deaf Children. Otol Neurotol. 2026 Oct 01; 47(9):1131-1136.
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Mehta AB, Day GL, Barocas JA, Hasnain-Wynia R, Douglas IS. Association of primary spoken language and noninvasive ventilation failure in hospitalized adults. J Crit Care. 2026 08; 94:155592.
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Braun HM, Still L, Elrick E, Tillman AR, Bacon E, Loh R, Bender B, Mills J, Shlay JC. Words matter: A campaign to reduce stigmatizing substance use language at an urban health system. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 09; 188:210000.
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Pike MD, Powell DM, Spence JR, Bourdage JS. Are they really just words? Investigating the prevalence and impact of physical disability biased language in job advertisements. J Appl Psychol. 2026 Aug; 111(8):1070-1081.
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Diaz-Asper C, Dagne M, Heyn PC. Equitable speech technologies for older adults: a call to prioritize low resource languages. Gerontologist. 2026 02 12; 66(3).
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Namboodiripad S, Kutlu E, Babel A, Babel M, Baese-Berk M, Bassuk PB, Block A, Pérez RC, Carlson MT, Carraturo S, Cheng A, Cheng LSP, Combiths P, Foushee R, Frederiksen AT, Grammon D, Hayes-Harb R, Higby E, Kendro K, Koulidobrova E, Lin CC, Lin Z, Luque A, McGowan KB, Muegge JB, Shea C, Tripp A, Woods SJ, Wright KE. Finding our ROLE: How and why to reframe essentialist approaches to language. Cognition. 2026 Jun; 271:106444.
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Tedford NJ, Mujahed T, Taylor IK, Thorpe R, Wong B, Gregorian E, Holsti M, Robison J, Wallace AS, Guo JW. Language and Demographic Disparities in Social Needs and Referral Preferences in the Pediatric ED. Acad Pediatr. 2026 03; 26(2):103177.
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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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Farro SA, Juarez-Colunga E, Patel C, Bettcher BM, Haynes CA, Huebschmann AG, Nowels D, Tietbohl CK, Shi J, Ritger C, Shanbhag P, Resman K, Sudore RL, Lum HD. Engaging English- and Spanish-speaking older adults with and without possible cognitive impairment in advance care planning group visits: protocol for the ENgaging in Advance Care Planning Talks (ENACT) randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2025 Sep 25; 26(1):353.
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