Medically Underserved Area
"Medically Underserved Area" 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.
A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population.
Descriptor ID |
D008507
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MeSH Number(s) |
N03.349.650.340 N05.300.450.520
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Concept/Terms |
Medically Underserved Area- Medically Underserved Area
- Area, Medically Underserved
- Areas, Medically Underserved
- Medically Underserved Areas
- Underserved Area, Medically
- Underserved Areas, Medically
Physician Shortage Area- Physician Shortage Area
- Area, Physician Shortage
- Areas, Physician Shortage
- Physician Shortage Areas
- Shortage Area, Physician
- Shortage Areas, Physician
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medically Underserved Area" by people in Profiles.
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Influenza Vaccination among Underserved African-American Older Adults. Biomed Res Int. 2020; 2020:2160894.
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Adherence to Hypertension Medications and Lifestyle Recommendations among Underserved African American Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 09 08; 17(18).
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Access to Urologic Care Through Clinical Integration in a Large, Underserved Population. JAMA Surg. 2019 11 01; 154(11):1072-1074.
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Emergency Department Utilization among Underserved African American Older Adults in South Los Angeles. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 04 02; 16(7).
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Participatory Technology Development to Enhance Community Resilience. Ethn Dis. 2018; 28(Suppl 2):493-502.
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Machine Learning Approaches for Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy from Clinical and Public Health Records. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2015; 2015:983-90.
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Colorectal cancer screening among underserved minority population: discrepancy between physicians' recommended, scheduled, and completed tests. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Aug; 76(2):240-7.
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The impact of literacy enhancement on asthma-related outcomes among underserved children. J Natl Med Assoc. 2008 Aug; 100(8):892-6.
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Correlates of self-diagnosis of chronic medical and mental health conditions in under-served African American and Latino populations. Ethn Dis. 2008; 18(2 Suppl 2):S2-105-11.
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Impact of desire to work in underserved communities on selection of specialty among fourth-year medical students. J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Sep; 98(9):1460-5.