"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Healthcare Disparities" by people in Profiles.
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Racial Disparities in Parkinson Disease Clinical Phenotype, Management, and Genetics: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Apr 07; 14:e60587.
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Lessons Learned From Studying Disparities in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Management. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 09; 11(9):2860-2861.
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The Anchor Strategy - A Place-Based Business Approach for Health Equity. N Engl J Med. 2023 01 12; 388(2):97-99.
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The Cognitive Burden of Poverty: A Mechanism of Socioeconomic Health Disparities. Am J Prev Med. 2023 02; 64(2):293-297.
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The need for a bold research agenda to address structural racism. Nurs Outlook. 2022 Sep-Oct; 70(5):694-696.
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Factors Mediating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Delayed Treatment of Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov; 29(12):7652-7658.
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Racial Disparities in ICU Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Med. 2022 01 01; 50(1):1-20.
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American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel consensus statement on nursing's roles in ensuring universal palliative care access. Nurs Outlook. 2021 Nov-Dec; 69(6):961-968.
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Healthcare disparities in vascular surgery: A critical review. J Vasc Surg. 2021 08; 74(2S):6S-14S.e1.
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A Call to Action: Cardiovascular-Related Maternal Mortality: Inequities in Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2021 Jul-Aug 01; 36(4):310-311.