Medically Underserved Area
"Medically Underserved Area" 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.
A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population.
| Descriptor ID |
D008507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.349.650.340 N05.300.450.520
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| Concept/Terms |
Medically Underserved Area- Medically Underserved Area
- Area, Medically Underserved
- Areas, Medically Underserved
- Medically Underserved Areas
- Underserved Area, Medically
- Underserved Areas, Medically
Physician Shortage Area- Physician Shortage Area
- Area, Physician Shortage
- Areas, Physician Shortage
- Physician Shortage Areas
- Shortage Area, Physician
- Shortage Areas, Physician
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medically Underserved Area" by people in Profiles.
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Goldstein JT, Hartman SG, Meunier MR, Panchal B, Pecci CC, Zink NM, Shields SG. Supporting Family Physician Maternity Care Providers. Fam Med. 2018 10; 50(9):662-671.
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Barr WB, Valdini A, Louis JS, Weida N, Marshall C. Sí, Tu Puedes: An Integrated Spanish Language Acquisition in Residency Utilizing Personal Instruction. J Grad Med Educ. 2018 Jun; 10(3):343-344.
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Simon L, Shroff D, Barrow J, Park SE. A Reflection Curriculum for Longitudinal Community-Based Clinical Experiences: Impact on Student Perceptions of the Safety Net. J Dent Educ. 2018 Jan; 82(1):12-19.
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Magnani B, Harubin B, Katz JF, Zuckerman AL, Strohsnitter WC. See, Test & Treat: A 5-Year Experience of Pathologists Driving Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening to Underserved and Underinsured Populations. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016 Dec; 140(12):1411-1422.
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Xu DR, Gong W, Caine ED, Xiao S, Hughes JP, Ng M, Simoni J, He H, Smith KL, Brown HS, Gloyd S. Lay health supporters aided by a mobile phone messaging system to improve care of villagers with schizophrenia in Liuyang, China: protocol for a randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 2016 Jan 20; 6(1):e010120.
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Bharel M, Santiago ER, Forgione SN, León CK, Weinreb L. Eliminating health disparities: innovative methods to improve cervical cancer screening in a medically underserved population. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jul; 105 Suppl 3:S438-42.
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Torres O, Rothberg MB, Garb J, Ogunneye O, Onyema J, Higgins T. Risk factor model to predict a missed clinic appointment in an urban, academic, and underserved setting. Popul Health Manag. 2015 Apr; 18(2):131-6.
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Gupta S, Sussman DA, Doubeni CA, Anderson DS, Day L, Deshpande AR, Elmunzer BJ, Laiyemo AO, Mendez J, Somsouk M, Allison J, Bhuket T, Geng Z, Green BB, Itzkowitz SH, Martinez ME. Challenges and possible solutions to colorectal cancer screening for the underserved. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Apr; 106(4):dju032.
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Fouad MN, Partridge E, Dignan M, Holt C, Johnson R, Nagy C, Person S, Wynn T, Scarinci I. Targeted intervention strategies to increase and maintain mammography utilization among African American women. Am J Public Health. 2010 Dec; 100(12):2526-31.
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Nusbaum NJ. Commentary: physician retirement and physician shortages. J Community Health. 2009 Oct; 34(5):353-6.