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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| 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 | 3 | 5 |
| 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 | 11 | 15 |
| 2014 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2019 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 2021 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 2022 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2025 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.
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Characterizing Disparities in Access to Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas: A National Cancer Database Analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Nov 18; 110(12):e4188-e4195.
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Perceived access to gender-affirming care, completion of gender-affirming medical interventions, and psychological distress among transgender women of color: the TURNNT cohort study. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Nov 04; 194(11):3306-3315.
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Clinic Adaptations and Changes in Abortion Use After Dobbs in Illinois, July 2021-June 2023. Am J Public Health. 2026 Mar; 116(3):359-367.
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The association of place-based disadvantage and access to deceased donor heart transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2026 Feb; 26(2):393-403.
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Healthcare access and utilization of deep brain stimulation and supplementary care in black and white patients with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2025 Nov; 140:108057.
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Health in justice or health injustice? Indigenous Maori experiences of primary care following release from New Zealand prisons: a national record study. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Nov; 384:118543.
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Actionable partnerships for shaping healthcare's future by closing the equitable access gap and delivering meaningful change. J Public Health Policy. 2025 Sep; 46(3):685-699.
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Neighborhood sociome factors and pediatric asthma exacerbations: Protective role of tree crown density and importance of pharmacy access in Chicago's south side. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2025 Jul; 36(7):e70127.
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The nexus between healthcare provider distribution and neonatal mortality based on the context of maternal and child healthcare services in Pakistan. J Health Popul Nutr. 2025 Jun 21; 44(1):219.
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Challenges Faced by Sexual Minority and Heterosexual People Seeking Abortion Care. LGBT Health. 2025 Oct; 12(7):520-531.