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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| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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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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Cervical cancer screening behaviors and proximity to federally qualified health centers in South Carolina. Cancer Epidemiol. 2020 04; 65:101681.
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Development and Evolution of a Statewide Outpatient Consultation Service: Leveraging Telemedicine to Improve Access to Specialty Care. Popul Health Manag. 2020 02; 23(1):20-28.
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Narrowing the rural oral healthcare gap: the 2017 rural interprofessional oral health practice symposium. BMC Oral Health. 2018 12 20; 18(Suppl 1):212.
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Formative Research on Knowledge and Preferences for Stool-based Tests compared to Colonoscopy: What Patients and Providers Think. J Community Health. 2018 12; 43(6):1085-1092.
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Evaluating a Media Strategy to Provide Health Messages to Medically Underserved Populations. J Natl Med Assoc. 2019 Jun; 111(3):270-280.
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Measure Accurately, Act Rapidly, and Partner With Patients (MAP) improves hypertension control in medically underserved patients: Care Coordination Institute and American Medical Association Hypertension Control Project Pilot Study results. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2018 01; 20(1):79-87.
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Feasibility assessment for using telehealth technology to improve access to dental care for rural and underserved populations. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2016 12; 16(4):228-235.
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Where You Live Matters: The Impact of Place of Residence on Severe Sepsis Incidence and Mortality. Chest. 2016 Oct; 150(4):829-836.
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Decreased Cancer Mortality-to-Incidence Ratios with Increased Accessibility of Federally Qualified Health Centers. J Community Health. 2015 Aug; 40(4):633-41.