Health Services Accessibility
"Health Services Accessibility" 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.
The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.
| Descriptor ID |
D006297
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.350 N05.300.430
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Services Accessibility- Health Services Accessibility
- Availability of Health Services
- Health Services Availability
- Accessibility, Health Services
- Access to Health Care
- Accessibility of Health Services
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Services Accessibility" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2004 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 2007 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2008 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2009 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2011 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2012 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2013 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2014 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2019 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2020 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2021 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of financial barriers on health status, healthcare utilisation and economic burden among individuals with cognitive impairment: a national cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2022 05 04; 12(5):e056466.
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Surgical Telemedicine: Access to Diversity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 05 01; 234(5):969-970.
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Association of Changes in Medicaid Dental Benefits With Localized Diagnosis of Oral Cavity Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2022 05 01; 8(5):778-780.
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Disparities in Telehealth Utilization in a Population of Publicly Insured Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Popul Health Manag. 2022 04; 25(2):178-185.
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Perspectives of individuals with sickle cell disease on barriers to care. PLoS One. 2022; 17(3):e0265342.
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Combating Structural Inequities - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Clinical and Translational Research. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 20; 386(3):201-203.
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Initial Home Dialysis Is Increased for Rural Patients by Accessing Urban Facilities. Kidney360. 2022 03 31; 3(3):488-496.
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Impact of Community Health Workers on Access to Care for Rural Populations in the United States: A Systematic Review. J Community Health. 2022 06; 47(3):539-553.
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Trends in Insulin Prescribing for Patients With Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 11 01; 4(11):e2132607.
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Rurality, Gender, and Obesity: An Intersectionality Perspective on Rural Men's Health. Am J Public Health. 2021 10; 111(10):1761-1763.