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 263 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 34 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	3	13
2016	9	7	16
2017	13	4	17
2018	15	3	18
2019	14	6	20
2020	18	8	26
2021	14	10	24
2022	2	5	7
2023	8	7	15
2024	17	17	34
2025	6	1	7

Below are the most recent publications written about "Healthcare Disparities" by people in Profiles.

Neary CM, Ong MS, Farmer JR. Sociodemographic drivers of care disparity among patients with inborn errors of immunity. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2025 Dec 01; 37(6):613-618.

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Ballinger Z, Green J, Cleary M, Wong K, Cherng N, Aidlen J. Racial Disparities in Paediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: An MBSAQIP Analysis. Pediatr Obes. 2025 Nov; 20(11):e70045.

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Trinh C, Mehta T, Choi R, Nejad NH, Bailey C. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Racial Disparities in Hemodialysis Vascular Access Utilization and Outcomes in the United States. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Jul; 22(7):801-820.

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Zoni CR, Dean M, Copeland LA, Sai Sudhakar CB, Ravi Y. Regional disparities in heart transplant mortality in the USA. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2025 Mar 03; 11(2):166-173.

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Mohamoud A, Abdallah N, Ismayl M, Linzer M, Karim RM, Wardhere A, Johnson D, Goldsweig A. Racial and Ethnic and Sex Disparities in the Outcomes and Treatment of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Analysis From the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Feb 18; 14(4):e038683.

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Silver SR, Jones KC, Kim EM, Khaw-Marchetta S, Thornton S, Kremer K, Walkey A, Drainoni ML, Fantasia KL. Disparities in Diabetes Distress and Nutrition Management Among Black and Hispanic Adults: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Social Determinants. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2025 02; 51(1):24-35.

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Brady JS, Norouzi A, Konuthula N, Lam A, Marchiano E, Futran N, Barber B. Examining the Impact of Race and Sex on the Incidence of Positive Surgical Margins in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Head Neck. 2025 May; 47(5):1512-1519.

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De la Cruz Ku G, Desai A, Hickey A, Valcarcel B, Wareham C, Hernandez A, Arias-Rivera EE, Chambergo-Michilot D, Linshaw D, Ziegler-Rodriguez G, Persing SM, Homsy C, Chatterjee A, Nardello SM. Disparities in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Among Hispanic Population Living in Latin America Versus the United States. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun; 131(7):1258-1271.

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Kranz AM, Evans LA, Gadwah-Meaden C, Geissler KH. State-Level Structural Racism and Children's Dental Care Access and Oral Health. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2025 Oct; 10(4):406-415.

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Lindley AR, Ricklefs C, Kost A, Patterson DG, Evans DV, Sturges D, Bennett IM, Cawse-Lucas J. Changes in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Activities of Family Medicine Departments. Fam Med. 2025 Jan; 57(1):20-27.

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