"Healthcare Disparities" 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.
Differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services.
| Descriptor ID |
D054625
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.380 N05.300.493
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| Concept/Terms |
Healthcare Disparities- Healthcare Disparities
- Disparity, Healthcare
- Health Care Inequalities
- Health Care Inequality
- Inequalities, Health Care
- Inequality, Health Care
- Healthcare Disparity
- Healthcare Inequalities
- Healthcare Inequality
- Inequalities, Healthcare
- Inequality, Healthcare
- Disparities, Healthcare
- Health Care Disparities
- Disparities, Health Care
- Disparity, Health Care
- Health Care Disparity
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Healthcare Disparities" by people in this website by year, and whether "Healthcare Disparities" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2012 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2017 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 2022 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 2023 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2024 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Healthcare Disparities" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in Diabetes in Pregnancy and the Role of Social Determinants of Health. Curr Diab Rep. 2025 May 14; 25(1):33.
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Addressing disparities in telehealth access for children on the Southside of Chicago. Am J Surg. 2025 Jul; 245:116366.
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Shaping the future of inflammatory bowel disease: a global research agenda for better management and public health response. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Jun; 22(6):438-452.
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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services: An Innovative and Empowering Approach to Global Training and Equitable Care. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr 15; 14(8):e040003.
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Sociodemographic Disparities in Obtaining Cardiac MRI: Black, White, and Shades of Gray. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Feb 27; 27(1):62.
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Trends and Disparities in the Use of Immunotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 03; 8(2):e2460243.
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Social vulnerability is associated with advanced breast cancer presentation and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study. Breast Cancer Res. 2024 Dec 03; 26(1):176.
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Influence of Acuity Circles on Hepatocellular Carcinoma and the Interaction of Gender and Race in Liver Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Dec; 38(12):e70045.
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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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Racial disparities in the frequency and timing of code status orders among women with breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 2024 Nov 19; 24(1):1426.