"Medical Indigency" 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.
The condition in which individuals are financially unable to access adequate medical care without depriving themselves and their dependents of food, clothing, shelter, and other essentials of living.
| Descriptor ID |
D008489
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.824.460 N03.219.780
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Indigency- Medical Indigency
- Indigency, Medical
- Indigencies, Medical
- Medical Indigencies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Indigency" by people in Profiles.
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Madden JM, Graves AJ, Zhang F, Adams AS, Briesacher BA, Ross-Degnan D, Gurwitz JH, Pierre-Jacques M, Safran DG, Adler GS, Soumerai SB. Cost-related medication nonadherence and spending on basic needs following implementation of Medicare Part D. JAMA. 2008 Apr 23; 299(16):1922-8.
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Tjia J, Briesacher BA, Soumerai SB, Pierre-Jacques M, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Gurwitz JH. Medicare beneficiaries and free prescription drug samples: a national survey. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jun; 23(6):709-14.
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Eastman AL, Rinnert KJ, Nemeth IR, Fowler RL, Minei JP. Alternate site surge capacity in times of public health disaster maintains trauma center and emergency department integrity: Hurricane Katrina. J Trauma. 2007 Aug; 63(2):253-7.
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Bambauer KZ, Safran DG, Ross-Degnan D, Zhang F, Adams AS, Gurwitz J, Pierre-Jacques M, Soumerai SB. Depression and cost-related medication nonadherence in Medicare beneficiaries. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007 May; 64(5):602-8.
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Godkin MA, Savageau JA, Fletcher KE. Effect of a global longitudinal pathway on medical students' attitudes toward the medically indigent. Teach Learn Med. 2006; 18(3):226-32.
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Kiefe CI, Williams OD, Greenlund KJ, Ulene V, Gardin JM, Raczynski JM. Health care access and seven-year change in cigarette smoking. The CARDIA Study. Am J Prev Med. 1998 Aug; 15(2):146-54.
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Kiefe CI, Harrison PL. Post-hospitalization followup appointment-keeping among the medically indigent. J Community Health. 1993 Oct; 18(5):271-82.