Rural Population

"Rural 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 rural areas or of small towns classified as rural.

Descriptor ID	D012424
MeSH Number(s)	N01.600.725
Concept/Terms	Rural Population Rural Population Population, Rural Populations, Rural Rural Populations Rural Spatial Distribution Rural Spatial Distribution Distribution, Rural Spatial Distributions, Rural Spatial Rural Spatial Distributions Rural Communities Rural Communities Communities, Rural Community, Rural Rural Community

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Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Population [N01.600]
Rural Population [N01.600.725]

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Bar chart showing 168 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 17 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
2003	1	1	2
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	2	1	3
2008	1	3	4
2009	2	4	6
2010	1	3	4
2011	1	6	7
2012	1	11	12
2013	0	2	2
2014	0	5	5
2015	1	4	5
2016	8	3	11
2017	5	4	9
2018	3	5	8
2019	4	8	12
2020	3	5	8
2021	5	8	13
2022	0	3	3
2023	2	7	9
2024	13	4	17
2025	10	5	15
2026	5	5	10

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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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Shin DS, Kim JS, Park K, Pyo M, Li SE, Kim M, Lee J, Oh BY, Choi YJ, Gerber B, Zai A, Allison J. Experiences and Acceptance of Community-Based Mobile Health Services Among People in Underserved Rural Areas of Korea: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Jun 22; 10:e91368.

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Moore PQ, Mixson LS, Bolinski R, Colston DC, Cooper HLF, Crane HM, Devadas J, Feinberg J, Friedmann PD, Gicquelais RE, Jenkins WD, Khoury D, Korthuis PT, Smith G, Stopka TJ, Westergaard R, Young A, Pho MT. Correlates of Rural Naloxone Possession Among People Who Use Drugs: A Multi-State Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Rural Health. 2026 Jun; 42(3):e70187.

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West SM, Meyer MRU, Patterson C, Ruffin MT, Calo W, Pagoto S, Conroy D, Doerksen S, Sciamanna CN, Gordon B, Garrow G, Werts-Pelter SJ, Schmitz KH. Increasing physical activity in rural Pennsylvanians: The PA moves trial study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jul; 166:108348.

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Nguyen CTT, Challagonda J, Ha TS, Nguyen ND, Nguyen HTT, Ha DA, Tran OT, Nguyen PK, Phan VH, Nguyen GH, Nguyen THT, Goldberg RJ, Allison JJ, Wang B, Chiriboga G, Nguyen HL. Health related quality of life among hypertensive adults living in rural Vietnam: Results from a cluster-randomised controlled trial. PLoS One. 2026; 21(5):e0337817.

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Fredericksen RJ, Sibley A, Lancaster KE, Jenkins W, Mixson LS, Whitney BM, Ouellet L, Friedmann PD, Korthuis T, Delaney JAC, Tsui JI, Crane HM, Zule W, Young AM, Seal DW, Stopka TJ. Transitions from first drug use to illicit opioid and injection drug use in a multisite rural U.S. cohort of people who use drugs. Harm Reduct J. 2026 05 02; 23(1).

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Dryden EM, Pimentel CB, Riley J, Kennedy MA, Moo L, Kernan LM, Garvin LA, Kelley LR, Hung W. Sustaining a Promising Clinical Practice in High-Turnover Rural Environments Through the Geriatric Referral Navigator Role: Qualitative Case Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Mar 25; 10:e81305.

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Gorman JA, Grigorian HL, Stevenson BJ, Pugh KE, Kaubrys MM, Leeman MA, Kane MI, Sinclair LB, Bewsey K. Connecting Rural Veterans: Community-Based Peer Social Interventions to Advance Health and Resource Access. J Rural Health. 2026 Mar; 42(2):e70169.

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Nolte K, Del Toro-Mejias L, Bianchet E, Tarplin S, Hoskinson R, Friedmann PD, Stopka TJ. Convenience, rapport and skill: effective rural hepatitis C treatment, qualitative findings from a mobile harm reduction-informed tele-medicine intervention in Northern New England, 2022-2024. Harm Reduct J. 2026 02 25; 23(1).

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Friedmann PD, Wilson D, de Gijsel D, Nolte K, Dejace J, Hoskinson R, Del Toro-Mejias L, Bianchet E, Dowd P, Soares WE, Stopka TJ. Mobile Telemedicine for Treating Chronic Hepatitis C Among Rural People Who Inject Drugs: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 01 02; 9(1):e2555125.

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