Family Characteristics

"Family Characteristics" 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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Size and composition of the family.

Descriptor ID	D005191
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.315 I01.240.361 I01.880.853.150.423 N01.224.361 N01.824.308 N06.850.505.400.400
Concept/Terms	Family Characteristics Family Characteristics Characteristic, Family Characteristics, Family Family Characteristic Family Size, Average Family Size, Average Average Family Size Average Family Sizes Family Sizes, Average Family Size, Expected Family Size, Expected Expected Family Size Expected Family Sizes Family Sizes, Expected Family Size, Ideal Family Size, Ideal Family Sizes, Ideal Ideal Family Size Ideal Family Sizes Generations Generations Head of Household Head of Household Household Head Household Heads Households Households Household Matriarchy Matriarchy Matriarchies One-Person Household One-Person Household Household, One-Person Households, One-Person One Person Household One-Person Households Patriarchy Patriarchy Patriarchies Couples Couples Family and Household Family and Household Household and Family Family Demography Family Demography Demographies, Family Demography, Family Family Demographies Family Life Surveys Family Life Surveys Family Life Survey Life Survey, Family Life Surveys, Family Survey, Family Life Surveys, Family Life Family Size Family Size Family Sizes Family Size, Completed Family Size, Completed Completed Family Size Completed Family Sizes Family Sizes, Completed Family Size, Desired Family Size, Desired Desired Family Size Desired Family Sizes Family Sizes, Desired

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

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Family Characteristics [F01.829.263.315]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Family Characteristics [I01.240.361]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Family Characteristics [I01.880.853.150.423]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Family Characteristics [N01.224.361]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Family Characteristics [N01.824.308]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Family Characteristics [N06.850.505.400.400]

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

Family Characteristics
Marital Status

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

Bar chart showing 28 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
2002	1	3	4
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	0	1
2008	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	2	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	0	5	5
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2025	0	1	1

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

L?-Scherban F, Coleman SM, Fusfeld Z, Frank DA, Poblacion A, Black MM, Ochoa E, Sandel M, Ettinger de Cuba S. Maternal adverse childhood experiences and lifetime experiences of racial discrimination: Associations with current household hardships and intergenerational health. Soc Sci Med. 2025 02; 366:117695.

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Abbas S, Isaac N, Zia M, Zakar R, Fischer F. Determinants of women's empowerment in Pakistan: evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys, 2012-13 and 2017-18. BMC Public Health. 2021 07 06; 21(1):1328.

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Clay LA, Goetschius JB, Papas MA, Trainor J, Martins N, Kendra JM. Does Preparedness Matter? The Influence of Household Preparedness on Disaster Outcomes During Superstorm Sandy. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 02; 14(1):71-79.

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Murphy PB, Severance S, Savage S, Obeng-Gyasi S, Timsina LR, Zarzaur BL. Financial toxicity is associated with worse physical and emotional long-term outcomes after traumatic injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 11; 87(5):1189-1196.

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Clay LA, Papas MA, Gill KB, Abramson DM. Factors Associated with Continued Food Insecurity among Households Recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 08 03; 15(8).

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Van Schoors M, Caes L, Alderfer MA, Goubert L, Verhofstadt L. Couple functioning after pediatric cancer diagnosis: a systematic review. Psychooncology. 2017 05; 26(5):608-616.

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Cluzet VC, Gerber JS, Metlay JP, Nachamkin I, Zaoutis TE, Davis MF, Julian KG, Linkin DR, Coffin SE, Margolis DJ, Hollander JE, Bilker WB, Han X, Mistry RD, Gavin LJ, Tolomeo P, Wise JA, Wheeler MK, Hu B, Fishman NO, Royer D, Lautenbach E. The Effect of Total Household Decolonization on Clearance of Colonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 10; 37(10):1226-33.

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Finocchario-Kessler S, Champassak S, Hoyt MJ, Short W, Chakraborty R, Weber S, Levison J, Phillips J, Storm D, Anderson J. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Safer Conception Among Serodifferent Couples: Findings from Healthcare Providers Serving Patients with HIV in Seven US Cities. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2016 03; 30(3):125-33.

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Iakhiaeva E, Howard ST, Brown Elliott BA, McNulty S, Newman KL, Falkinham JO, Williams M, Kwait R, Lande L, Vasireddy R, Turenne C, Wallace RJ. Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis of Respiratory and Household Water Biofilm Isolates of "Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis" with Establishment of a PCR Database. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Apr; 54(4):891-901.

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Ahmad B, Rehman AU, Malik S. CONSANGUINITY AND INBREEDING COEFFICIENT IN TRIBAL PASHTUNS INHABITING THE TURBULENT AND WAR-AFFECTED TERRITORY OF BAJAUR AGENCY, NORTH-WEST PAKISTAN. J Biosoc Sci. 2016 Jan; 48(1):113-28.

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