"Vulnerable Populations" 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.
Groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to COERCION in their DECISION MAKING, or who may be compromised in their ability to give INFORMED CONSENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D035862
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.965
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| Concept/Terms |
Vulnerable Populations- Vulnerable Populations
- Population, Vulnerable
- Populations, Vulnerable
- Vulnerable Population
Sensitive Populations- Sensitive Populations
- Population, Sensitive
- Populations, Sensitive
- Sensitive Population
- Sensitive Population Groups
- Group, Sensitive Population
- Groups, Sensitive Population
- Population Group, Sensitive
- Population Groups, Sensitive
- Sensitive Population Group
Populations, Underserved- Populations, Underserved
- Population, Underserved
- Underserved Population
- Underserved Populations
- Patients, Underserved
- Patient, Underserved
- Underserved Patient
- Underserved Patients
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vulnerable Populations" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vulnerable Populations" 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vulnerable Populations" by people in Profiles.
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A community network-driven COVID-19 testing and vaccination intervention for vulnerable populations in the Central United States: results from a Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations randomized controlled trial. J Public Health (Oxf). 2026 Mar 06; 48(1):122-136.
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Delays in Crime Victim Compensation in Illinois affect the most vulnerable. Am J Surg. 2026 Jan; 251:116579.
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A Case-Crossover Study of Extreme Heat and Psychiatric Emergency Encounters Among Vulnerable Pregnant People. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Aug; 39(6):571-581.
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Association of Geographic Social Vulnerability With Race-Based Differences in the Utilization of Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgeries for Medicare Beneficiaries. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jun; 40(6):1427-1432.e7.
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Editorial Comment on "Social Vulnerability and Receipt of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer". Urology. 2024 09; 191:85.
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Socioeconomic disadvantage is a leading variable in risk score for major amputation following emergent infrainguinal arterial bypass surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Nov; 80(5):1587-1601.e1.
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Beyond race: social vulnerability and access to metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 11; 20(11):1146-1153.
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US Medical-Legal Partnerships to Address Health-Harming Legal Needs: Closing the Health Injustice Gap. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 May; 39(7):1204-1213.
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The Important and Often Unrecognized Role of Physical Activity for Disease Management Among Highly Climate Vulnerable Clinical Populations. J Phys Act Health. 2023 11 01; 20(11):998-1000.
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Feasibility and impact of a monoclonal antibody infusion program in reaching vulnerable underserved communities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 10; 44(10):1690-1692.