Birth Rate
"Birth Rate" 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 number of births in a given population per year or other unit of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D001723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.775.500 L01.280.975.775.500 N01.224.935.849.500 N06.850.505.400.975.775.500 N06.850.520.308.985.775.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Birth Rate- Birth Rate
- Birth Rates
- Rate, Birth
- Rates, Birth
Age-Specific Fertility Rate- Age-Specific Fertility Rate
- Age Specific Fertility Rate
- Age-Specific Fertility Rates
- Fertility Rate, Age-Specific
- Fertility Rates, Age-Specific
- Rate, Age-Specific Fertility
- Rates, Age-Specific Fertility
Fertility Rate- Fertility Rate
- Fertility Rates
- Rate, Fertility
- Rates, Fertility
Age-Specific Birth Rate- Age-Specific Birth Rate
- Age Specific Birth Rate
- Age-Specific Birth Rates
- Birth Rate, Age-Specific
- Birth Rates, Age-Specific
- Rate, Age-Specific Birth
- Rates, Age-Specific Birth
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birth Rate" by people in Profiles.
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VanderWeele TJ, Lantos JD, Lauderdale DS. Rising preterm birth rates, 1989-2004: changing demographics or changing obstetric practice? Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jan; 74(2):196-201.