 Medically Underserved Area
"Medically Underserved Area" 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.
A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population.
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D008507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.349.650.340 N05.300.450.520
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| Concept/Terms |
Medically Underserved Area- Medically Underserved Area
- Area, Medically Underserved
- Areas, Medically Underserved
- Medically Underserved Areas
- Underserved Area, Medically
- Underserved Areas, Medically
Physician Shortage Area- Physician Shortage Area
- Area, Physician Shortage
- Areas, Physician Shortage
- Physician Shortage Areas
- Shortage Area, Physician
- Shortage Areas, Physician
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medically Underserved Area" by people in Profiles.
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Li CC, Matthews AK, Gao X, Cheung K. Preliminary Testing of A Web-Based Lung Cancer Screening Decision Coaching Tool for Older Chinese American Smokers and Their Providers. J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Apr; 115(2):223-232.
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Mittal N, Davidson J, Martinez MF, Sanchez R, Sane N, Giordano L, Choi DK, Kent P, Dighe D, Iqbal A, Kiely C, Breen K, Quigley JG, Catchatourian R, Gitelis S, Schmidt ML. A Tri-Institutional Approach to Address Disparities in Children's Oncology Group Clinical Trial Accrual for Adolescents and Young Adults and Underrepresented Minorities. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2019 06; 8(3):227-235.
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Medairos R, Kang V, Aboubakare C, Kramer M, Dugan SA. Physical Activity in an Underserved Population: Identifying Technology Preferences. J Phys Act Health. 2017 01; 14(1):3-7.
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Girotti JA, Loy GL, Michel JL, Henderson VA. The Urban Medicine Program: Developing Physician-Leaders to Serve Underserved Urban Communities. Acad Med. 2015 Dec; 90(12):1658-66.
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Murphy MP, Coke L, Staffileno BA, Robinson JD, Tillotson R. Improving cardiovascular health of underserved populations in the community with Life's Simple 7. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2015 Nov; 27(11):615-23.
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Dai H, Fang L, Malouin RA, Huang L, Yokosawa KE, Liu G. Family medicine training in China. Fam Med. 2013 May; 45(5):341-4.
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Swanson B, Keithley JK, Sha BE, Fogg L, Nerad J, Novak RM, Adeyemi O, Spear GT. Policosanol for managing human immunodeficiency virus-related dyslipidemia in a medically underserved population: a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Altern Ther Health Med. 2011 Mar-Apr; 17(2):30-5.
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Dancy BL, Wilbur J, Talashek ML, Smith ED. Building 'research capacity' in underserved communities. Am J Nurs. 2009 Oct; 109(10):63-5.
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van Soeren M, Hurlock-Chorostecki C, Goodwin S, Baker E. The primary healthcare nurse practitioner in Ontario: a workforce study. Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2009; 22(2):58-72.
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Wiggs I, Brownson RC, Baker EA. If you build it, they will come: lessons from developing walking trails in rural Missouri. Health Promot Pract. 2008 Oct; 9(4):387-94.
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