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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | 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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The Chicagoland Free Clinics Consortium: A Model for Student-Run Free Clinic Collaboration. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Apr; 39(5):873-877.
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Factors associated with federally qualified health center financial performance. Health Serv Res. 2022 10; 57(5):1058-1069.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Urban Medicine Program: Developing Physician-Leaders to Serve Underserved Urban Communities. Acad Med. 2015 Dec; 90(12):1658-66.
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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.