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.

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Differential treatment or unequal access to opportunities, based on group membership such as origin or ethnicity.

Descriptor ID	D063505
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.813.550.500 F01.145.813.629.625 F01.829.595.500 I01.880.735.820.500.500
Concept/Terms	Racism Racism Racial Bias Bias, Racial Racial Prejudice Prejudice, Racial Prejudices, Racial Racial Prejudices Racial Discrimination Discrimination, Racial Discriminations, Racial Racial Discriminations

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Racism".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Social Behavior [F01.145.813]
Prejudice [F01.145.813.550]
Racism [F01.145.813.550.500]
Social Discrimination [F01.145.813.629]
Racism [F01.145.813.629.625]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Prejudice [F01.829.595]
Racism [F01.829.595.500]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Social Segregation [I01.880.735.820]
Race Relations [I01.880.735.820.500]
Racism [I01.880.735.820.500.500]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Racism".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Racism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Racism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 71 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 29 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	4	0	4
2013	2	0	2
2017	2	0	2
2018	3	1	4
2019	3	2	5
2020	29	0	29
2021	4	0	4
2022	11	0	11
2023	3	0	3
2024	5	1	6
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Racism" by people in Profiles.

Forrester SN, Gallo JJ, Leoutsakos JM, Thorpe RJ, Hughes TM, Fitzpatrick AL, Rapp SR, Seeman TE. Measuring the Interrelationships Between Cognitive Performance, Race/Ethnicity, Discrimination, Health Behaviors, and Physiological Dysregulation: A Path Analysis of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Aging Health. 2025 Mar; 37(3-4_suppl):40S-52S.

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Lindley AR, Ricklefs C, Kost A, Patterson DG, Evans DV, Sturges D, Bennett IM, Cawse-Lucas J. Changes in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Activities of Family Medicine Departments. Fam Med. 2025 Jan; 57(1):20-27.

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Cohn JR, Perrault RT, Cicero DC, Vincent GM. The structured assessment of violence risk in youth demonstrates measurement invariance between Black and White justice-referred youths. Law Hum Behav. 2024 Oct-Dec; 48(5-6):415-426.

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Cort?s DE, Progovac AM, Lu F, Lee E, Tran NM, Moyer MA, Odayar V, Rodgers CRR, Adams L, Chambers V, Delman J, Delman D, de Castro S, S?nchez Rom?n MJ, Kaushal NA, Creedon TB, Sonik RA, Rodriguez Quinerly C, Nakash O, Moradi A, Abolaban H, Flomenhoft T, Nabisere R, Mann Z, Shu-Yeu Hou S, Shaikh FN, Flores MW, Jordan D, Carson N, Carle AC, Cook BL, McCormick D. Eliciting patient past experiences of healthcare discrimination as a potential pathway to reduce health disparities: A qualitative study of primary care staff. Health Serv Res. 2025 Apr; 60(2):e14373.

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Kaur A, Gottlieb LM, Ettinger de Cuba S, Byhoff E, Fleegler EW, Cohen AJ, Glasser NJ, Ommerborn MJ, Clark CR, De Marchis EH. Associations Between Patient/Caregiver Trust in Clinicians and Experiences of Healthcare-Based Discrimination. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Jul-Aug; 37(4):607-636.

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Mattocks K, Marteeny V, Walker L, Wallace K, Goldstein KM, Deans E, Brewer E, Bean-Mayberry B, Kroll-Desrosiers A. Experiences and Perceptions of Maternal Autonomy and Racism Among BIPOC Veterans Receiving Cesarean Sections. Womens Health Issues. 2024 Jul-Aug; 34(4):429-436.

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Su S, Wang E, Su S. Perceived discrimination and multiple indicators of positive development among second-generation Chinese-American youth: The moderating role of ethnic identity. Child Care Health Dev. 2024 03; 50(2):e13251.

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Cuffee YL, Preston PAJ, Akuley S, Jaffe R, Person S, Allison JJ. Examining Race-Based and Gender-Based Discrimination, Trust in Providers, and Mental Well-Being Among Black Women. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Apr; 12(2):732-739.

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Dyer Z, Alcusky MJ, Galea S, Ash A. Measuring The Enduring Imprint Of Structural Racism On American Neighborhoods. Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 10; 42(10):1374-1382.

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Berrett-Abebe J, Reed SC, Burrell Storms S. Counternarratives: An Antiracist Approach in Social Work Education, Practice, and Research. Soc Work. 2023 03 16; 68(2):122-130.

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