Healthcare Disparities

"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.

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Differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services.

Descriptor ID	D054625
MeSH Number(s)	N04.590.374.380 N05.300.493
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Healthcare Disparities".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Delivery of Health Care [N04.590.374]
Healthcare Disparities [N04.590.374.380]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Healthcare Disparities [N05.300.493]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Healthcare Disparities".

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Bar chart showing 300 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 41 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	1	0	1
2008	6	0	6
2009	8	3	11
2010	6	2	8
2011	7	7	14
2012	3	4	7
2013	1	4	5
2014	5	9	14
2015	10	4	14
2016	9	6	15
2017	13	4	17
2018	14	3	17
2019	14	6	20
2020	19	9	28
2021	18	10	28
2022	2	5	7
2023	9	6	15
2024	21	20	41
2025	16	3	19
2026	11	2	13

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Feldman-Winter L, Long S, Ware J, Parker MG, Kakar P, Williams T. Opportunities for Pediatricians to Address Racism and Bias to Reduce Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk: Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2026 Sep 01; 158(3).

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Parker MG, Walker V, Montoya-Williams D. Social Inequities in High-Risk Neonatal Care Delivery: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 01; 158(2).

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Standish K, Semenya AM, Ferguson S, Soma SE, Kambhampati R, Artuk D, Yeghiayan S, Lee ACC, Parker MG. Racial Disparities in Patient-Reported Baby-Friendly Breastfeeding Support. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Jul 01; 16(7):618-630.

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Ngangmeni LN, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks KM. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Unplanned Cesarean Birth Among Women Veterans Receiving VA Maternity Care. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Sep; 35(9):862-870.

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Obeidat O, Obeidat A, Alqudah Q, El Khatib S, Daise M, Sood R, Tarawneh M, Al-Ani H, Alhuneafat L, Ismail MF, Obeidat A, Obeidat M, Tong A. Cardio-oncology disparities in breast cancer: mapping the social gradient of dual disease burden. Curr Med Res Opin. 2026 Mar; 42(3):559-568.

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Chan B, Ezekiel-Herrera D, Bailey SR, Byhoff E, Marino M, Lucas JA, Giebultowicz S, Espinoza K, Larson Z, Heintzman J. Race, Ethnicity, and Language Disparities in Alcohol and Drug Screening and Medication Treatment. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 05 01; 9(5):e2612319.

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Kramer KZ, Kotagal M. Post Hospital Surgical Disparities. Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Jun; 106(3):403-410.

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Williams A, Alouidor R. Inhospital Surgical Disparities. Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Jun; 106(3):391-401.

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Yakdan S, Joseph K, Poulin N, Arkam F, Moniz Garcia D, Cadieux M, Neuman B, Goodin BR, Godzik J, Steinmetz MP, Bydon M, Ghogawala Z, Hafez D, Ray WZ, Greenberg JK. Disparities in quality of life and health literacy among patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: the influence of racial and ethnic factors in the All of Us Research Program. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Apr 03; 44(6):920-929.

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Diaz Collante J, Crawford A, Reddington H, Markel A, Epstein M, Gray C, Lou F, Phillips W, Maxfield M, Uy K, Emmerick I. National trends in lung cancer stage, treatment, and time to treatment initiation after a major healthcare disruption (NCDB 2014-2022). J Cancer Policy. 2026 06; 48:100724.

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