"Urban 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 a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.
| Descriptor ID |
D014505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.600.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Urban Population- Urban Population
- Population, Urban
- Populations, Urban
- Urban Populations
Urban Spatial Distribution- Urban Spatial Distribution
- Distribution, Urban Spatial
- Distributions, Urban Spatial
- Urban Spatial Distributions
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Urban Population".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Urban Population" by people in this website by year, and whether "Urban Population" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2015 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urban Population" by people in Profiles.
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Case-control study of fatal bicycle crashes in peri-urban areas of Delhi. Inj Prev. 2026 05 15; 32(3):424-431.
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Effectiveness Outcomes from a Social Network Diffusion Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination among Individuals Impacted by the Criminal Legal System in Urban U.S. Cities. J Urban Health. 2026 Apr; 103(2):454-467.
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Bacterial fecal microbiome composition associated with HIV stage among rural and peri-urban adults living with HIV in Uganda. BMC Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 10; 26(1).
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Adult tobacco product use patterns across the urban-rural continuum: The longitudinal Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, 2016-2023. J Rural Health. 2026 Mar; 42(2):e70140.
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Association Between Electronic Patient Portal Enrollment and HIV Care Outcomes Among People Living with HIV at an Urban Academic Medical Center. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jan; 30(1):315-318.
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Metrics of Urbanicity and Rurality in US-Based Epidemiologic Studies of Ambient Temperature and Health: A Scoping Review. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2025 Aug 20; 12(1):30.
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A comparison of classifications for geographic location and their associations with tobacco use among US adults. J Rural Health. 2025 Jun; 41(3):e70070.
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An Urban Farm-Anchored Produce Prescription Program's Impacts On Weight Reduction. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 04; 44(4):475-482.
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Using human mobility data to quantify experienced urban inequalities. Nat Hum Behav. 2025 04; 9(4):654-664.
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Patient perspectives on primary care behavioral health integration in an urban mental health professional shortage area: Benefits, facilitators, and barriers. Fam Syst Health. 2024 12; 42(4):570-581.