Marriage

"Marriage" 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 social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby men and women are joined together for the purpose of founding a family unit.

Descriptor ID	D008393
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.315.500.500 I01.240.361.500.500 I01.880.225.423.500.500 N01.224.361.500.500 N01.824.308.500.500
Concept/Terms	Marriage Marriage Marriages Consummation of Marriage Consummation of Marriage Marriage Consummation Marriage Consummations Currently Married Currently Married Married, Currently Dowry Dowry Dowries Ever Married Ever Married Husband-Wife Comparisons Husband-Wife Comparisons Comparison, Husband-Wife Comparisons, Husband-Wife Husband Wife Comparisons Husband-Wife Comparison Marital Relationship Marital Relationship Marital Relationships Relationship, Marital Relationships, Marital Marriage Age Marriage Age Age, Marriage Ages, Marriage Marriage Ages Marriage Duration Marriage Duration Duration, Marriage Marriage Patterns Marriage Patterns Marriage Pattern Marriage Postponement Marriage Postponement Marriage Postponements Postponement, Marriage Postponements, Marriage Mate Selection Mate Selection Mate Selections Selection, Mate Selections, Mate Multiple Marriages Multiple Marriages Marriages, Multiple Nuptiality Nuptiality Polygamy Polygamy Polygyny Polygyny Remarriage Remarriage Remarriages Arranged Marriage Arranged Marriage Arranged Marriages Marriage, Arranged Marriages, Arranged Intermarriage Intermarriage Intermarriages Commonlaw Marriage Commonlaw Marriage Commonlaw Marriages Marriage, Commonlaw Marriages, Commonlaw Consensual Union Consensual Union Consensual Unions Union, Consensual Unions, Consensual

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Marriage".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Family Characteristics [F01.829.263.315]
Marital Status [F01.829.263.315.500]
Marriage [F01.829.263.315.500.500]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Family Characteristics [I01.240.361]
Marital Status [I01.240.361.500]
Marriage [I01.240.361.500.500]
Sociology [I01.880]
Family [I01.880.225]
Family Characteristics [I01.880.225.423]
Marital Status [I01.880.225.423.500]
Marriage [I01.880.225.423.500.500]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Family Characteristics [N01.224.361]
Marital Status [N01.224.361.500]
Marriage [N01.224.361.500.500]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Family Characteristics [N01.824.308]
Marital Status [N01.824.308.500]
Marriage [N01.824.308.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Marriage".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Marriage".

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Bar chart showing 6 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2003

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	1	2
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1

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