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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medically Underserved Area" by people in Profiles.
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Snowden J, Darden P, Palumbo P, Saul P, Lee J. The institutional development award states pediatric clinical trials network: building research capacity among the rural and medically underserved. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2018 04; 30(2):297-302.
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Makkar A, McCoy M, Hallford G, Escobedo M, Szyld E. A Hybrid Form of Telemedicine: A Unique Way to Extend Intensive Care Service to Neonates in Medically Underserved Areas. Telemed J E Health. 2018 09; 24(9):717-721.
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Doescher MP, Andrilla CH, Skillman SM, Morgan P, Kaplan L. The contribution of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners toward rural primary care: findings from a 13-state survey. Med Care. 2014 Jun; 52(6):549-56.
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Clancy GP. Commentary: linking health equity with economic development: insights from my year as Chairman of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce. Acad Med. 2012 Dec; 87(12):1665-7.
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Fordyce MA, Doescher MP, Chen FM, Hart LG. Osteopathic physicians and international medical graduates in the rural primary care physician workforce. Fam Med. 2012 Jun; 44(6):396-403.
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Cumby DH, Beatty MW, Sevier ST. CDHC, a possible change agent promoting access to care. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2011 Jul; 39(7):473-9.
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Ciesla D, Kerins CA, Seale NS, Casamassimo PS. Characteristics of dental clinics in US children's hospitals. Pediatr Dent. 2011 Mar-Apr; 33(2):100-6.
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Cohlmia R. Are we really doing anything about the future of healthcare? J Okla Dent Assoc. 2008 Sep; 99(10):22-4.
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Northridge ME, Vallone D, Xiao H, Green M, Weikle Blackwood J, Kemper SE, Duke J, Watson KA, Burrus B, Treadwell HM. The importance of location for tobacco cessation: rural-urban disparities in quit success in underserved West Virginia Counties. J Rural Health. 2008; 24(2):106-15.
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Henning GF, Graybill M, Herman JM, Schwartz M. Survey of health needs and concerns of rural Pennsylvanians. J Agromedicine. 2005; 10(4):71-9.