 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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| 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 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medically Underserved Area" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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Ferguson WJ, Cashman SB, Savageau JA, Lasser DH. Family medicine residency characteristics associated with practice in a health professions shortage area. Fam Med. 2009 Jun; 41(6):405-10.
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Cashman SB, Savageau JA, Ferguson W, Lasser D. Community dimensions and HPSA practice location: 30 years of family medicine training. Fam Med. 2009 Apr; 41(4):255-61.
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Lara M, Valencia GR, Gavillán JA, Reyes BM, Arabía C, Malpica FL, Freytes DM, Rodríguez-Sánchez MH, Chinman M. Reducing inequities among children with asthma in the island of Puerto Rico: experiences of a community-based, trans-sectoral effort. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2009; 20(4 Suppl):116-36.
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O'Hea EL, Moon S, Grothe KB, Boudreaux E, Bodenlos JS, Wallston K, Brantley PJ. The interaction of locus of control, self-efficacy, and outcome expectancy in relation to HbA1c in medically underserved individuals with type 2 diabetes. J Behav Med. 2009 Feb; 32(1):106-17.
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Paskett ED, Reeves KW, McLaughlin JM, Katz ML, McAlearney AS, Ruffin MT, Halbert CH, Merete C, Davis F, Gehlert S. Recruitment of minority and underserved populations in the United States: the Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities experience. Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Nov; 29(6):847-61.
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