Urban Population

"Urban Population" 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 inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.

Descriptor ID	D014505
MeSH Number(s)	N01.600.900
Concept/Terms	Urban Population Urban Population Population, Urban Populations, Urban Urban Populations Urban Spatial Distribution Urban Spatial Distribution Distribution, Urban Spatial Distributions, Urban Spatial Urban Spatial Distributions

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Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Population [N01.600]
Urban Population [N01.600.900]

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Bar chart showing 163 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2005 and 2010 and 2013 and 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
1999	2	2	4
2000	0	2	2
2001	2	0	2
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	5	6
2004	1	2	3
2005	5	5	10
2006	1	7	8
2007	0	9	9
2008	3	6	9
2009	1	8	9
2010	2	8	10
2011	2	4	6
2012	2	6	8
2013	1	9	10
2014	2	8	10
2015	3	6	9
2016	1	4	5
2017	4	5	9
2018	0	3	3
2019	5	3	8
2020	0	2	2
2021	1	3	4
2023	2	3	5
2024	3	2	5
2025	2	1	3
2026	1	1	2

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Tang R, Beck A, Gustavson DE, Eyler LT, Elman JA, Bell TR, Buchholz E, Hunt JFV, Vo TT, Fennema-Notestine C, Lyons MJ, Panizzon MS, Reynolds CA, Kremen WS, Franz CE. Young adult urbanicity, late midlife neighborhood disadvantage, and cognitive functioning in community-dwelling older men. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2026 Jul 01; 81(8).

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Joshi M, Kim K, Pickard AS, Sharp LK, Gerber BS, Touchette DR. Long-term cost-effectiveness of a mobile health intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and community health workers for type 2 diabetes management in urban African American and Latinx populations. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2026 Apr 07; 83(8):423-435.

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Soares RR, Cai L, Samuelson A, Bowe T, Huang C, Beca FA, Hinkle J, Patel SN, Musch D, Vartanian RJ, Vander JF, Ho AC, Spirn M, Klufas MA, Xu D, Besirli CG, Yonekawa Y. Geographic and socioeconomic disparities to retinopathy of prematurity treatment. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2026 Jan; 264(1):261-267.

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Mharakurwa S, Mbwana N, Mharakurwa T, Karumbidza T, Mathe V, Fusire P, Tangwena A, Chauke W, Mukuzunga M, Dhliwayo P, Munyati SM, Gwanzura L, Bailey JA, Moss WJ. Emergence of urban malaria and the associated risk factors: a case-control study in Mutare city, Zimbabwe. Malar J. 2025 Jul 28; 24(1):245.

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Khan UI, Shah S, Qureshi A, Viswanathan S, Merchant AT, Virani SS, Wylie-Rosett J, Noornabi Y. Burden of cardiometabolic diseases and depression in a low-income, urban community in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 24; 25(1):757.

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Cohen SA, Ahmed NH, Ellis KA, Lindsey H, Nash CC, Greaney ML. Rural-urban and regional variations in aspects of caregiving, support services and caregiver health in the USA: evidence from a national survey. BMJ Open. 2024 10 07; 14(10):e081581.

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Wang Y, Su S, Xiao J, Lin D. Positive character and psychological well-being: A nuanced examination among adolescents from diverse rural-urban and migration contexts. J Adolesc. 2025 01; 97(1):180-195.

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Banks LM, Goyal D, Ngoc LA, Rotenberg S, Marks S, Hunt X, Hameed S, Minh HV, Mai VQ. Effect of COVID-19 on livelihoods of people with and without disabilities: Results from a cross-sectional survey in 3 urban areas of Viet Nam. Disabil Health J. 2025 Jan; 18(1):101674.

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Zhang FG, Sheni R, Zhang C, Viswanathan S, Fiori K, Mehta V. Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Cancer Treatment Delay in an Urban Population. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Dec; 20(12):1733-1743.

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Zhang Y, Li JN, Wang JX, Li YF, Kallenborn R, Xiao H, Cai MG, Tang ZH, Zhang ZF. High-throughput screening of 222 pesticides in road environments in a megacity of northern China: A new approach to urban population exposure. Environ Res. 2024 Sep 15; 257:119379.

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