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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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 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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IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network for Underserved and Rural Communities. Pediatrics. 2020 10; 146(4).
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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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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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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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CDHC, a possible change agent promoting access to care. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2011 Jul; 39(7):473-9.
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Characteristics of dental clinics in US children's hospitals. Pediatr Dent. 2011 Mar-Apr; 33(2):100-6.
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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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Survey of health needs and concerns of rural Pennsylvanians. J Agromedicine. 2005; 10(4):71-9.
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US medical schools and the rural family physician gender gap. Fam Med. 2000 May; 32(5):331-7.
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The distribution of rural female generalist physicians in the United States. J Rural Health. 2000; 16(2):111-8.