"Birth Order" 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.
The sequence in which children are born into the family.
| Descriptor ID |
D001722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.132 I01.240.361.160 N01.224.361.160 N06.850.505.400.400.160
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| Concept/Terms |
First Birth- First Birth
- Birth, First
- Births, First
- First Births
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birth Order" by people in Profiles.
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Infections and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Is the Sum Worth More than the Parts? Evidence from Birth Characteristics. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023 03 06; 32(3):292-294.
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Growth and diet quality are associated with the attainment of walking in rural Guatemalan infants. J Nutr. 2004 Dec; 134(12):3296-300.
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Birth order and intelligence: together again for the last time? Am Psychol. 2001 Jun-Jul; 56(6-7):523-4.
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What causes birth order-intelligence patterns? The admixture hypothesis, revived. Am Psychol. 2001 Jun-Jul; 56(6-7):505-10.
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Resolving the debate over birth order, family size, and intelligence. Am Psychol. 2000 Jun; 55(6):599-612.