Health Services Accessibility

"Health Services Accessibility" 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 degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.

Descriptor ID	D006297
MeSH Number(s)	N04.590.374.350 N05.300.430
Concept/Terms	Health Services Accessibility Health Services Accessibility Availability of Health Services Health Services Availability Accessibility, Health Services Access to Health Care Accessibility of Health Services Health Services Geographic Accessibility Health Services Geographic Accessibility Program Accessibility Program Accessibility Accessibility, Program Contraceptive Availability Contraceptive Availability Availability, Contraceptive

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Services Accessibility".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Delivery of Health Care [N04.590.374]
Health Services Accessibility [N04.590.374.350]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Health Services Accessibility [N05.300.430]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Services Accessibility".

Health Services Accessibility
Health Equity

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Bar chart showing 425 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 31 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	2	2
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	2	1	3
2000	3	2	5
2001	2	1	3
2002	5	2	7
2003	4	7	11
2004	4	2	6
2005	9	6	15
2006	10	4	14
2007	8	7	15
2008	8	9	17
2009	8	7	15
2010	7	8	15
2011	13	4	17
2012	6	8	14
2013	9	4	13
2014	16	11	27
2015	12	19	31
2016	15	8	23
2017	15	13	28
2018	10	5	15
2019	16	5	21
2020	17	8	25
2021	8	12	20
2022	3	8	11
2023	3	13	16
2024	15	13	28
2025	4	1	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.

Morenz AM, Nance RM, Mixson LS, Feinberg J, Smith G, Korthuis PT, Pho MT, Jenkins WD, Friedmann PD, Stopka TJ, Fanucchi LC, Miller WC, Go VF, Westergaard R, Seal DW, Zule WA, Crane HM, Delaney JA, Tsui JI. Barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder among rural individuals. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Jun; 140:104805.

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Flanagan Balawajder E, Ducharme L, Taylor BG, Lamuda PA, Kolak M, Friedmann PD, Pollack HA, Schneider JA. Barriers to Universal Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in US Jails. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 01; 8(4):e255340.

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Tissera KA, Hawryluk EB, Harris J, Garza-Mayers AC. Survey of Access to and Use of Narrowband UVB Phototherapy in Pediatric Vitiligo. Pediatr Dermatol. 2025 May-Jun; 42(3):517-522.

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Jenkins WD, Pho MT, Nance RM, Young AM, Zule W, Stopka TJ, Friedmann PD, Miller WC, Go VF, Korthuis PT, Westergaard R, Seal DW, Feinberg J, Smith GS, Crane HM, Tsui JI, Lanter T, Choudhary V. Influence of insurance type on healthcare utilization among rural people who use drugs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Apr 01; 269:112542.

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Nasseh K, Singhal A, Vujicic M, Simon L. Benefit Design and Access to Dental Care Among Seniors With Medicare Advantage Dental Benefits. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Jan 03; 6(1):e245123.

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Miller EA, Nadash P, Simpson E, Cohen MA. Housing and Community Partner Views on the Benefits of Housing With Services: The Right Care, Right Place, Right Time Program. Gerontologist. 2024 Dec 17; 65(2).

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Frazier JA, Hanratty L, Weinstock AK. Mental Health Care Needs and Access to Care for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities. Med Care. 2025 Jan 01; 63(1 Suppl 1):S8-S14.

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Stopka TJ, Whitney BM, de Gijsel D, Brook DL, Friedmann PD, Taylor LE, Feinberg J, Young AM, Evon DM, Herink M, Westergaard R, Koepke R, Havens JR, Zule WA, Delaney JA, Pho MT. Medicaid Policy and Hepatitis C Treatment Among Rural People Who Use Drugs. Med Care. 2025 Feb 01; 63(2):77-88.

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Yerram P, Edwards D, Norris KC, Molony D, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Landry DL. Practicing health equity in kidney care by establishing improved access to timely disease management and kidney replacement therapy options: from providers to patients. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2025 Jan 01; 34(1):48-54.

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Chakraborty B, Laskar AA, Baruah A, Kumar R, Barbhuiya MA. Critical Perspectives on Global Health Policy, Diagnostic Access and Practice Gaps towards a Tuberculosis Free India. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2024 Nov; 54(6):721-738.

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