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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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2016 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2019 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2020 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2021 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services: An Innovative and Empowering Approach to Global Training and Equitable Care. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr 15; 14(8):e040003.
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Barriers to Universal Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in US Jails. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 01; 8(4):e255340.
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Sociodemographic Disparities in Obtaining Cardiac MRI: Black, White, and Shades of Gray. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Feb 27; 27(1):62.
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Association between distance traveled and abortion consideration and completion among people with fetal myelomeningocele. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Apr; 7(4):101631.
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Medicaid Policy and Hepatitis C Treatment Among Rural People Who Use Drugs. Med Care. 2025 Feb 01; 63(2):77-88.
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Caring for Transgender and Gender Diverse Prehospital Patients: A NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(3):302-314.
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Geography of the Underserved: The Contribution of Rural Non-trauma Hospitals to Trauma Care. Ann Surg. 2025 Apr 01; 281(4):533-539.
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Geographic and racial disparities in the quality of surgical care among patients with nonmetastatic uterine cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Mar; 232(3):308.e1-308.e15.
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Reimagining Neonatal Follow-Up: An Equitable Model of Care Emphasizing Family and Child Function. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2025 02; 72(1):93-109.
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Factors Associated With the Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in US Jails. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2434704.