Health Services Accessibility

"Health Services Accessibility" 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.

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The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.

Descriptor ID	D006297
MeSH Number(s)	N04.590.374.350 N05.300.430
Concept/Terms	Health Services Accessibility Health Services Accessibility Availability of Health Services Health Services Availability Accessibility, Health Services Access to Health Care Accessibility of Health Services Health Services Geographic Accessibility Health Services Geographic Accessibility Program Accessibility Program Accessibility Accessibility, Program Contraceptive Availability Contraceptive Availability Availability, Contraceptive

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Services Accessibility".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Delivery of Health Care [N04.590.374]
Health Services Accessibility [N04.590.374.350]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Health Services Accessibility [N05.300.430]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Services Accessibility".

Health Services Accessibility
Health Equity

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Services Accessibility" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 442 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 31 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	2	2
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	2	1	3
2000	3	2	5
2001	3	1	4
2002	4	2	6
2003	4	7	11
2004	4	2	6
2005	9	6	15
2006	9	4	13
2007	8	7	15
2008	9	9	18
2009	8	7	15
2010	6	8	14
2011	13	5	18
2012	6	8	14
2013	10	4	14
2014	16	10	26
2015	14	17	31
2016	14	9	23
2017	16	13	29
2018	10	5	15
2019	16	5	21
2020	16	8	24
2021	8	13	21
2022	3	9	12
2023	3	13	16
2024	18	12	30
2025	12	6	18

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.

Osborne LM, Appelbaum P, Watson K, Yonkers K, Burnett-Zeigler I, Epperson CN, Monk C, Wisner KL. US Abortion Restrictions and the Neuropsychiatric Health of Pregnant Individuals and Families. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 01; 82(10):1025-1029.

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Wilder FG, Bostock IC, Watkins A, Erfe JM, Bradley G, Erkmen C, Pereira S, Erhunmwunsee L. Social Determinants of Health in Thoracic Surgery: Critical Points for Understanding and Implementing Change. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Dec; 120(6):1188-1194.

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Gorman JA, Chamberlin ES, Hailes HP, Ellison ML, Calixte RM, Mack J, Smolinsky J, Reilly ED, Drebing CE. Establishing community partnerships to maintain social connection and healthcare access during an emergency declaration: virtual veterans socials. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1548618.

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Darivemula SM, Mesa AM, Rahangdale L. Clinical Considerations to Improve Menstrual Equity: Review and Recommendations to Address Counseling, Supplies, and Access in US-Based OBGYN Clinics. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2025 Aug; 80(8):506-515.

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Liu AW, Yi SJ, Chari DA. Telehealth utilization and perceptions among deaf or hard of hearing adults: A cross-sectional analysis of the HINTS6 national dataset. Am J Otolaryngol. 2025 Sep-Oct; 46(5):104716.

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Pivovarova E, Friedmann PD, Sawicki J, Bratberg J. Pharmacist roles enhancing substance use disorder treatment access, continuation, and education in a problem-solving court. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2025 Nov-Dec; 65(6):102481.

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Goff SL, Gilson CF, DaCosta M, DeCou E, Kranz AM. Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Preventive Dental Care for Young Children in Dental Settings. J Public Health Dent. 2025 Sep; 85(3):309-321.

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Bouchard I, Martinez K, Gomez-Patino P, Navarro F, Brookman-Frazee L, Holmquist KJ, Negriff S, Barnett M, Broder-Fingert S, Stadnick NA. Multi-Method, Partner-Engaged Process to Document Adaptations for ATTAIN NAV: Family Navigation for Autism and Mental Health. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2025 Nov; 52(6):1121-1134.

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Jeung C, Attanasio LB, Geissler KH. Impact of Medicaid Coverage of Tele-Mental Health Services on Postpartum Mental Health Services: Evidence from Massachusetts. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 Sep; 34(9):1075-1083.

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Connolly SL, Raciborski RA, Abdulkerim H, Sullivan JL, Heyworth LK, Weaver KR, Eisele LC, Shimada SL, Lindsay JA, Hogan TP, Miller CJ. Site-Level Differences in the Provision of Telemental Health Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Serv Res. 2025 Oct; 60(5):e14639.

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