Socioeconomic Factors

"Socioeconomic Factors" 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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Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.

Descriptor ID	D012959
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.853.996 N01.824
Concept/Terms	Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic Factors Factors, Socioeconomic Factor, Socioeconomic Socioeconomic Factor Standard of Living Standard of Living Living Standard Living Standards Land Tenure Land Tenure Tenure, Land High-Income Population High-Income Population High Income Population High-Income Populations Population, High-Income Populations, High-Income Inequalities Inequalities Inequality

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

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Socioeconomic Factors [I01.880.853.996]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Socioeconomic Factors".

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

Socioeconomic Factors
Poverty
Social Class

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Bar chart showing 408 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 33 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	0	3	3
1997	0	7	7
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	2	2
2000	1	4	5
2001	0	2	2
2002	0	9	9
2003	0	7	7
2004	0	7	7
2005	0	13	13
2006	0	18	18
2007	0	13	13
2008	0	19	19
2009	0	18	18
2010	0	24	24
2011	1	26	27
2012	0	20	20
2013	0	33	33
2014	0	24	24
2015	1	26	27
2016	2	15	17
2017	2	17	19
2018	3	21	24
2019	0	14	14
2020	2	15	17
2021	0	20	20
2022	0	7	7
2023	0	5	5
2024	0	4	4
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Socioeconomic Factors" 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 Feb; 366:117695.

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Johnston-Webber C, Bencomo-Bermudez I, Wharton G, van Kessel R, Barone S, Munt? FB, Chadban S, Sanchez JJG, Kocks JWH, Obolensky K, Sandow P, Skolnik N, Zhao MH, Volaco A, Wheeler DC, McGuire A, Mossialos E. A conceptual framework to assess the health, socioeconomic and environmental burden of chronic kidney disease. Health Policy. 2025 Feb; 152:105244.

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Doria C, De Deyne PG, Charalampos P. Vulnerability in Colorectal Cancer: Adjusted Gross Income and Geography as Factors in Determining Overall Survival in Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Center Study Across a Broad Income Inequality in an American Context. Curr Oncol. 2024 Dec 03; 31(12):7754-7764.

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Ashare RL, Worster B, Nugent SM, Smith DM, Morasco BJ, Leader AE, Case AA, Meghani SH. Cannabis and opioid perceptions, co-use, and substitution among patients across 4 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2024 Aug 15; 2024(66):267-274.

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Chowdhury D, Elliott PA, Asaki SY, Amdani S, Nguyen QT, Ronai C, Tierney S, Levy VY, Puri K, Altman CA, Johnson JN, Glickstein JS. Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: A Call for Equitable Health Care. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jul 02; 13(13):e032415.

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Acciai F, DeWeese RS, Lloyd K, Yedidia MJ, Kennedy M, DiSantis KI, Tulloch D, Ohri-Vachaspati P. The relationship between changes in neighborhood physical environment and changes in physical activity among children: a prospective cohort study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2023 Jul 07; 20(1):82.

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Hinkle SN, Dolin CD, Keddem S, Kinsey EW. Patterns in Food Insecurity During Pregnancy, 2004 to 2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 07 03; 6(7):e2324005.

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Perkins R, Mitchell E. Cervical cancer disparities. J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 May; 115(2S):S19-S25.

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Rapoport M, Bober MB, Raggio C, Wekre LL, Rauch F, Westerheim I, Hart T, van Welzenis T, Mistry A, Clancy J, Booth L, Prince S, Semler O. The patient clinical journey and socioeconomic impact of osteogenesis imperfecta: a systematic scoping review. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 Feb 22; 18(1):34.

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Reddy AR, Hayes K, Liu H, Griffis HM, Fitzgerald JC, Weiss S, Balamuth F. Investigating Racial and Socioeconomic Characteristics in Pediatric Sepsis Using Electronic Health Data. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 02 01; 13(2):138-146.

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