 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.
Differential treatment or unequal access to opportunities, based on group membership such as origin or ethnicity.
| Descriptor ID |
D063505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.550.500 F01.145.813.629.625 F01.829.595.500 I01.880.735.768.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Racism- Racism
- Racial Prejudice
- Prejudice, Racial
- Prejudices, Racial
- Racial Prejudices
- Racial Discrimination
- Discrimination, Racial
- Discriminations, Racial
- Racial Discriminations
- Racial Bias
- Bia, Racial
- Bias, Racial
- Racial Bia
Racial Segregation- Racial Segregation
- Racial Segregations
- Segregation, Racial
- Segregations, Racial
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Racism" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Racism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Racism" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Rasali DP, Lefler LL, Ford CL, Osei WD, Schaffzin KT. Ecological Impacts of Structural Racism on Health Disparity Through Its Determinants and Mediating Factors: A Case Study on Low Birthweight in Three Race/Ethnicity Groups in the United States. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 May 01; 22(5).
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Wang ML, Narcisse MR. Discrimination, Depression, and Anxiety Among US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 03; 8(3):e252404.
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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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Lindenfeld Z, Silver D, Pag?n JA, Zhang DS, Chang JE. Examining the relationship between social determinants of health, measures of structural racism and county-level overdose deaths from 2017-2020. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0304256.
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Jackson A, Fleischli ME, Haeny AM, Rose SW, Fagan P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gerrard M, Gibbons FX. Association of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Advertisements and Racial Discrimination With Non-Cigarette Tobacco Product Use Among Black Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 03 22; 25(4):781-787.
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Willis DE, Kaholokula JK, Andersen JA, Selig JP, Bogulski CA, Scott AJ, McElfish PA. Racial Misclassification, Discrimination, Consciousness, and Self-Rated Health Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults in the USA. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 04; 11(2):730-738.
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Jackson AB, Gibbons FX, Fleischli ME, Haeny AM, Bold KW, Suttiratana SC, Fagan P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gerrard M. Association of racial discrimination in health care settings and use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking among Black adults. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 12; 155:208985.
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Andersen JA, Willis DE, Kaholokula JK, Rowland B, Council S, Riklon S, McElfish PA. Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 02; 11(1):184-191.
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Farrell TW, Hung WW, Unroe KT, Brown TR, Furman CD, Jih J, Karani R, Mulhausen P, N?poles AM, Nnodim JO, Upchurch G, Whittaker CF, Kim A, Lundebjerg NE, Rhodes RL. Exploring the intersection of structural racism and ageism in healthcare. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 12; 70(12):3366-3377.
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Clawson AH, Cole AB, Kurien CS, Blair AL. Racial and ethnic differences in distress, discrimination, substance use coping, and nicotine use among parents during COVID-19. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2024 Oct-Dec; 23(4):764-787.
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Breland AB, Carroll D, Denlinger-Apte R, Ross JC, Soto C, White C, Donny EC, Fagan P, Gardiner P, Eissenberg T, Guy MC. Centering racial justice for Black/African American and Indigenous American people in commercial tobacco product regulation. Prev Med. 2022 12; 165(Pt B):107117.
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Pro G, Camplain R, Lea CH. The competing effects of racial discrimination and racial identity on the predicted number of days incarcerated in the US: A national profile of Black, Latino/Latina, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. PLoS One. 2022; 17(6):e0268987.
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Marcewicz L, Kunihiro SK, Curseen KA, Johnson K, Kavalieratos D. Application of Critical Race Theory in Palliative Care Research: A Scoping Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 06; 63(6):e667-e684.
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Udemgba C, Jefferson AA, Stern J, Khoury P. Toolkit for Developing Structural Competency in Health Disparities in Allergy and Immunology Training and Research. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 04; 10(4):936-949.
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Johnson R, Browning K, DeClerk L. Strategies to Reduce Bias and Racism in Nursing Precepted Clinical Experiences. J Nurs Educ. 2021 Dec; 60(12):697-702.
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Spiro DM. More Than a Random Act of Violence. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 08; 78(2):308-309.
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Awidi M, Al Hadidi S. Participation of Black Americans in Cancer Clinical Trials: Current Challenges and Proposed Solutions. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 05; 17(5):265-271.
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Minehart RD, Bryant AS, Jackson J, Daly JL. Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Pregnancy-Related Morbidity and Mortality. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2021 Mar; 48(1):31-51.
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Bunch L. A Tale of Two Crises: Addressing Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy as Promoting Racial Justice. HEC Forum. 2021 Jun; 33(1-2):143-154.
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Tung L, Long AM, Bonne S, Tseng ES, Bruns B, Joseph B, Williams BH, Stein D, Freischlag JA, Goulet N, Khandelwal C, Kiselak E, Hoofnagle M, Gelbard R, Rattan R, Joseph D, Bernard A, Zakrison TL. Equity on the frontlines of trauma surgery: An #EAST4ALL roundtable. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 01 01; 90(1):129-136.
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Guy MC, Afifi RA, Eissenberg T, Fagan P. Greater Representation of African-American/Black Scientists in the National Institutes of Health Review Process Will Improve Adolescent Health. J Adolesc Health. 2020 11; 67(5):631-632.
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Goldberg SB, Fortney JC, Chen JA, Young BA, Lehavot K, Simpson TL. Military Service and Military Health Care Coverage are Associated with Reduced Racial Disparities in Time to Mental Health Treatment Initiation. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2020 07; 47(4):555-568.
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Serchen J, Doherty R, Atiq O, Hilden D. Racism and Health in the United States: A Policy Statement From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2020 10 06; 173(7):556-557.
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Goree JH, Pearson ACS. Could eliminating USMLE Step 1 scores introduce gender and racial bias? J Clin Anesth. 2020 Oct; 65:109889.
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Avant ND, Weed E, Connelly C, Hincapie AL, Penm J. Qualitative Analysis of Student Pharmacists' Reflections of Harvard's Race Implicit Association Test. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2018 05; 10(5):611-617.
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Doshi P, Tilford JM, Ounpraseuth S, Kuo DZ, Payakachat N. Do Insurance Mandates Affect Racial Disparities in Outcomes for Children with Autism? Matern Child Health J. 2017 02; 21(2):351-366.
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Sullivan G, Cheney A, Olson M, Haynes T, Bryant K, Cottoms N, Reaves C, Curran G. Rural African Americans' Perspectives on Mental Health: Comparing Focus Groups and Deliberative Democracy Forums. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017; 28(1):548-565.
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Antonio MC, Ahn HJ, Ing CT, Dillard A, Cassel K, Kekauoha BP, Kaholokula JK. Self-Reported Experiences of Discrimination and Depression in Native Hawaiians. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2016 09; 75(9):266-72.
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Walker JL, Harrison TC, Brown A, Thorpe RJ, Szanton SL. Factors associated with disability among middle-aged and older African American women with osteoarthritis. Disabil Health J. 2016 07; 9(3):510-7.
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