"Mexican Americans" 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.
Persons living in the United States of Mexican descent.
| Descriptor ID |
D017058
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.754.441.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mexican Americans- Mexican Americans
- American, Mexican
- Americans, Mexican
- Mexican American
- Chicanas
- Chicana
- Chicanos
- Chicano
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mexican Americans".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mexican Americans" by people in Profiles.
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Co-action and changes in alcohol use during a smoking cessation attempt. Addiction. 2024 Jun; 119(6):1059-1070.
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Mealtime resistance: Hispanic mothers' perspectives on making healthy eating changes within the family. Appetite. 2021 04 01; 159:105046.
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Frequency of school-based intervention needed to improve weight outcomes of Mexican-American adolescents with overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Obes. 2019 12; 14(12):e12568.
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Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Walking Limitations in Ethnically Diverse Older Latinos in the United States. Ethn Dis. 2019; 29(2):247-252.
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Revisiting the Relationship Between Acculturation and Smoking Cessation Among Mexican Americans. Ann Behav Med. 2019 Mar 01; 53(3):211-222.
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Socioeconomic indicators as predictors of smoking cessation among Spanish-Speaking Mexican Americans. Ethn Health. 2019 Oct; 24(7):841-853.
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Perspectives of Mexican-origin smokers on healthy eating and physical activity. Health Educ Res. 2016 Aug; 31(4):465-77.
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Mother-Youth Acculturation Gaps and Health-Risking/Emotional Problems among Latin-American Adolescents. Span J Psychol. 2015 Jul 20; 18:E52.
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Obese Mexican American children have elevated MCP-1, TNF-a, monocyte concentration, and dyslipidemia. Pediatrics. 2012 May; 129(5):e1180-6.
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A one-year school-based diet/exercise intervention improves non-traditional disease biomarkers in Mexican-American children. Matern Child Nutr. 2013 Oct; 9(4):524-32.