"Minority Groups" 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 subgroup having special characteristics within a larger group, often bound together by special ties which distinguish it from the larger group.
| Descriptor ID |
D008913
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Minority Groups- Minority Groups
- Group, Minority
- Groups, Minority
- Minority Group
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Minority Groups" by people in this website by year, and whether "Minority Groups" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Minority Groups" by people in Profiles.
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Fan EY, Megafu O, Lee J, Robinson SA, Bernal ES, Cleary M, Simons JP. Diversifying the Surgical Workforce: Understanding Barriers to Inform Solutions. J Surg Educ. 2025 03; 82(3):103418.
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Haywood C, Lagu T, Salinger M, L?pez-Rosado R, DeJong C, Iezzoni LI. "The Forgotten Minority": Perpetuation of Ableism in Medical Education. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 May; 40(6):1378-1386.
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Adebagbo OD, Guo L. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Plastic Surgery: Where Do We Stand? Highlighting Overlooked Issues in Efforts to Improve Representation. J Surg Educ. 2024 09; 81(9):1187-1194.
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Jain S, Priya A, Pekow P, Spitzer K, Walkey AJ, Opara I, Krumholz HM, Lindenauer PK. Racial Differences in 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Apr; 21(4):585-594.
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Dornisch SJ, Sievert LL, Sharmeen T, Begum K, Muttukrishna S, Chowdhury O, Bentley GR. Religious minority identity associates with stress and psychological health among Muslim and Hindu women in Bangladesh and London. Am J Hum Biol. 2024 Dec; 36(12):e24057.
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Beiter K, Garza-Mayers AC. Geomapping of pediatric dermatologists: A tool to promote diversity and equity in dermatology. Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Jan-Feb; 41(1):70-72.
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Campbell KM, Ogbeide SA, Echiverri A, Guillaume G, Henderson JE, Jackson N, Marquez CM, Miranda C, Montoya M, Oni K, Pierre G, Semenya AM, Scott L, Udezi V, Flattes VJ, Rodr?guez JE, Washington JC. Are committee experiences of minoritized family medicine faculty part of the minority tax? a qualitative study. BMC Med Educ. 2023 Nov 13; 23(1):862.
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Karasz A, Nemiroff S, Joo P, Blanco I, Fishman AY, Kelly MS, Henick SM, Lambros M, Burton WB. A Sense of Belonging: Perceptions of the Medical School Learning Environment among URM and Non-URM Students. Teach Learn Med. 2024 Oct-Dec; 36(5):566-576.
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Levinson J, Hickey E, Fuchu P, Chu A, Barnett M, Stadnick NA, Feinberg E, Broder-Fingert S. Recommendations for post-implementation adaptations to optimize family navigation in pediatric primary care: a qualitative study with parents and navigators. BMC Prim Care. 2023 06 16; 24(1):123.
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Kowaloff R. Even at the end of life, patients of color are denied equity. J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 06; 115(3):319-320.