Social Determinants of Health

"Social Determinants of Health" 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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The circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age, as well as the systems put in place to deal with illness. These circumstances are in turn shaped by a wider set of forces: economics, social policies, and politics (http://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/).

Descriptor ID	D064890
MeSH Number(s)	N01.224.425.762 N01.400.675
Concept/Terms	Social Determinants of Health Social Determinants of Health Health Social Determinant Health Social Determinants

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Social Determinants of Health".

Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Health Status [N01.224.425]
Social Determinants of Health [N01.224.425.762]
Health [N01.400]
Social Determinants of Health [N01.400.675]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Social Determinants of Health".

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Bar chart showing 106 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	5	1	6
2017	3	0	3
2018	4	6	10
2019	4	1	5
2020	5	6	11
2021	10	6	16
2022	6	8	14
2023	2	6	8
2024	17	8	25
2025	1	2	3

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Casten R, Kelley M, Lawal H, Lopez BL, Parks S, Perchiniak E, Rovner B. Inspiring Undergraduate Student Training in Alzheimer's Research (USTAR): Training the Next Generation of Aging Scientists. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Mar; 73(3):894-899.

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Wilson NA, Ruffolo L, Juviler P, Fabiano T, Kelly W, Lillvis D, Edwards M, Vu N, Chiou R, Wallenstein K, Craven A, Klein-Cloud R, Bullaro F, Philipose J, Salik I, Fisher J, Wakeman DS. Neighborhood deprivation is a risk factor for severe child physical abuse: A multicenter cohort investigation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 99(3):453-459.

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Sakakibara K, Dean LT. Exploring the landscape of social epidemiologic research: a scoping review of AJE publications. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 05; 194(2):543-551.

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Stephens CQ, Yap A, Vu L, Saito JM, Barry D, Shui AM, Cockrell H, Cairo S, Wakeman D, Berman L, Greenberg S, Linden AF, Kohler J, Tsao K, Wilson NA. Comparative Analysis of Indices for Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Surgical Populations. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 12 02; 7(12):e2449672.

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Baker-Smith CM, Waddy SP, Hassani S, Mujahid M, Okwuosa T, Peprah E, Boden-Albala B. JAHA at Scientific Sessions 2023: Moving Toward Social Justice in Cardiovascular Health in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Nov 19; 13(22):e037936.

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Kates J, Brown C, Campolieto J, Brucato M. Health Professions Students' Reflections About Principles of Interprofessional Collaboration after Shadowing Interprofessional Palliative Care Rounds. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Nov; 42(11):1102-1108.

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Shahid M, Ibrahim R, Ulhaque T, Nhat H, Sainbayar E, Lee K, Mamas MA. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Social Vulnerability: An Epidemiological Analysis of Mortality Outcomes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Nov 05; 13(21):e034825.

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Zaidi AH, Alberts A, Chowdhury D, Beaty C, Brewer B, Chen MH, de Ferranti SD. Trends in Gaps of Care for Patients With Congenital Heart Disease: Implications for Social Determinants of Health and Child Opportunity Index. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Oct 15; 13(20):e034796.

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Cammy R, Banks J, Vaughan-Briggs C, Garber G, Pantilat S, Worster B. A descriptive study of the connections between social risk and healthcare utilization with supportive oncology care. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2025; 43(4):481-495.

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Bell KA, Adams T. A Culture Shift for Excellence in Physical Therapy: Promoting Equity Through the Structural Determinants of Health. Phys Ther. 2024 Sep 04; 104(9).

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