"Rural Population" 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 inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural.
| Descriptor ID |
D012424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.600.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Rural Population- Rural Population
- Population, Rural
- Populations, Rural
- Rural Populations
Rural Spatial Distribution- Rural Spatial Distribution
- Distribution, Rural Spatial
- Distributions, Rural Spatial
- Rural Spatial Distributions
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Rural Population" by people in this website by year, and whether "Rural Population" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rural Population" by people in Profiles.
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Sexual identity, sexual behavior, and drug use behaviors among people who use drugs in the rural U.S. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Apr; 171:209629.
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I Don't Want to Shoot up the Meth Anymore: Pipe Distribution as a Harm Reduction Service for People Who Use Methamphetamine. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(4):558-565.
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Differences in hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and treatment by opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance use among people who use drugs in rural U.S. communities. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Nov 29; 21(1):214.
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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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Rural houselessness among people who use drugs in the United States: Results from the National Rural Opioid Initiative. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Jan 01; 266:112498.
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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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Strategies used to reduce harms associated with fentanyl exposure among rural people who use drugs: multi-site qualitative findings from the rural opioid initiative. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Aug 24; 21(1):154.
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Barriers to Healthcare and Social Service Utilization Among Rural Older Adults Who Use Drugs. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 Dec; 43(12):1977-1984.
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Evaluation of respondent-driven sampling in seven studies of people who use drugs from rural populations: findings from the Rural Opioid Initiative. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2024 Apr 23; 24(1):94.
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Rural-Urban Differences in HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors and HIV Service Utilization Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males in the United States. Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jul; 53(7):2765-2775.