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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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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Annett RD, Chervinskiy S, Chun TH, Cowan K, Foster K, Goodrich N, Hirschfeld M, Hsia DS, Jarvis JD, Kulbeth K, Madden C, Nesmith C, Raissy H, Ross J, Saul JP, Shiramizu B, Smith P, Sullivan JE, Tucker L, Atz AM. IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network for Underserved and Rural Communities. Pediatrics. 2020 10; 146(4).
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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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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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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.
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Ellsbury KE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. US medical schools and the rural family physician gender gap. Fam Med. 2000 May; 32(5):331-7.
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Doescher MP, Ellsbury KE, Hart LG. The distribution of rural female generalist physicians in the United States. J Rural Health. 2000; 16(2):111-8.