"Medical Assistance" 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.
Financing of medical care provided to public assistance recipients.
| Descriptor ID |
D008483
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Assistance" by people in Profiles.
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Cholesterol Control Among Uninsured Adults Did Not Improve From 2001-2004 to 2009-2012 as Disparities With Both Publicly and Privately Insured Adults Doubled. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Nov 02; 6(11).
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Outcome disparities between African Americans and Caucasians in contemporary kidney transplant recipients. Am J Surg. 2017 Apr; 213(4):666-672.
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What is the evidence for pharmaceutical patient assistance programs? A systematic review. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 Feb; 22(1):24-49.
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Pharmaceutical manufacturer assistance programs. Arch Intern Med. 2002 Apr 08; 162(7):780-4.
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Medication assistance programs. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Jul 03; 135(1):69.
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Assistance programs available for medications commonly used in transplant patients. Clin Transplant. 2000 Aug; 14(4 Pt 1):269-81.
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Medication assistance programs for uninsured and indigent patients. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2000 Jun 15; 57(12):1131-6.