 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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medically Underserved Area" by people in Profiles.
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Jung D, Huang ES, Mayeda E, Tobey R, Turer E, Maxwell J, Coleman A, Saber J, Petrie S, Bolton J, Duplantier D, Hoang H, Sripipatana A, Nocon R. Factors associated with federally qualified health center financial performance. Health Serv Res. 2022 10; 57(5):1058-1069.
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Labbe JJ, Tak HJ, Kwon J, Joseph T, Abraham J, Yoon JD. Demographic and Practice Characteristics of Physicians Who Care for Medically Underserved People: A National Survey. South Med J. 2018 12; 111(12):763-766.
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Lio J, Tak HJ, Duan Y, Dadani F, Ali B, Yoon JD. Religious Characteristics of Physicians Who Care for Underserved Populations or Work in Religiously Oriented Practices. South Med J. 2018 09; 111(9):511-515.
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Hanlin RB, Asif IM, Wozniak G, Sutherland SE, Shah B, Yang J, Davis RA, Bryan ST, Rakotz M, Egan BM. 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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O'Connell TF, Ham SA, Hart TG, Curlin FA, Yoon JD. A National Longitudinal Survey of Medical Students' Intentions to Practice Among the Underserved. Acad Med. 2018 01; 93(1):90-97.
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Kim J, Barreix M, Babcock C, Bills CB. Acute Care Referral Systems in Liberia: Transfer and Referral Capabilities in a Low-Income Country. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017 Dec; 32(6):642-650.
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Inrig SJ, Higashi RT, Tiro JA, Argenbright KE, Lee SJ. Assessing local capacity to expand rural breast cancer screening and patient navigation: An iterative mixed-method tool. Eval Program Plann. 2017 04; 61:113-124.
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Girotti JA, Loy GL, Michel JL, Henderson VA. The Urban Medicine Program: Developing Physician-Leaders to Serve Underserved Urban Communities. Acad Med. 2015 Dec; 90(12):1658-66.
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Huang ES, Finegold K. Seven million Americans live in areas where demand for primary care may exceed supply by more than 10 percent. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Mar; 32(3):614-21.
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Humphrey HJ, Schumann SA, Levinson D, Rogers NV, Derks L, Whitaker EE. The University of Chicago REACH program: improving health, decreasing debt. Acad Med. 2010 Nov; 85(11):1677.
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