"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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| 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 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vulnerable Populations" by people in Profiles.
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Editorial Comment on "Social Vulnerability and Receipt of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer". Urology. 2024 Sep; 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 Nov; 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.
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HepCCATT: a multilevel intervention for hepatitis C among vulnerable populations in Chicago. J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 12 01; 44(4):891-899.
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Age-based disparities in telehealth use in an urban, underserved population in cancer and pulmonary clinics: A need for policy change. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2022 May 01; 34(5):731-737.
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Rationing With Respect to Age During a Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis of State Pandemic Preparedness Plans. Chest. 2022 02; 161(2):504-513.
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Impact of essential workers in the context of social distancing for epidemic control. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0255680.