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 159 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	3	4	7
2016	8	3	11
2017	5	4	9
2018	3	6	9
2019	4	8	12
2020	3	6	9
2021	5	7	12
2022	0	2	2
2023	2	7	9
2024	13	4	17
2025	8	5	13
2026	0	1	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 Jan 02; 9(1):e2555125.

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Tully DC, Bean DJ, Sarette J, Ngo TL, Power KA, Brook D, Cooper H, Feinberg J, Friedmann PD, Hochstatter KR, Havens JR, Babalonis S, Hurt C, Jenkins W, Korthuis PT, Miller W, Pho MT, Smith G, Stopka TJ, Tsui JI, Mixson LS, Westergaard RP, Young AM, Allen TM. Genomic surveillance uncovers regional variation in HCV transmission networks in rural United States. Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 02; 17(1):249.

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Chen EW, Wu WC, Han L, Gandhi PU, Bastian LA, Brandt CA, Mattocks KM, Oen-Hsiao J, Varghese MS. Disparities in Geographic Access to Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Socially Vulnerable Communities. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 21; 14(20):e040815.

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Festa N, Alexovitz K, Davis-Plourde K, Marottoli R, Cohen AB, Dosa D, Fulmer T, Gill TM. Comparing Disaster-Related Surge Staffing Practices Across Rural and Non-Rural Nursing Homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Dec; 73(12):3829-3835.

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Thapa HB, Dev MK, Bajracharya K, Chaudhuri S, Pandey N, Khadka S, Judson K, Bassett K, Paudel P. Prevalence of vision impairment and refractive error in rural Nepalese children under five years of age. Clin Exp Optom. 2026 Apr; 109(3):487-496.

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Mattocks KM, Walker L, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Crowley S, Moore DT, Bonegio R. Assessing Rural Veterans' Experiences with a Tele-Nephrology Program in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Nephrol. 2026; 57(2):272-279.

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Mixson LS, Zule W, Ruderman SA, Feinberg J, Stopka TJ, Sibley AL, Walters SM, Bobashev G, Cook R, Hochstatter KR, Fahey CA, Ouellet LJ, Fredericksen R, Cooper HLF, Young AM, Zibbell J, Khoury D, Friedmann PD, Miller WC, Korthuis PT, Westergaard RP, Whitney BM, Tsui JI, Crane HM, Delaney J. Prevalence and correlates of multiple injections per injection episode among people who inject drugs in rural U.S. communities. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Sep; 143:104837.

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Kim SJ, Fugate-Laus K, Barsell J, Do EK, Hayes RB, Fuemmeler BF. Tobacco Susceptibility and Use Among Rural Adolescents: The Role of Tobacco Marketing Exposure and Screen Media Use. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 May 22; 27(6):1127-1136.

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Mixson LS, Venkataraman A, Drumright LN, Whitney BM, Jenkins WD, Friedmann PD, Zule WA, Havens J, Ruderman SA, Stopka TJ, Korthuis PT, Pho MT, Westergaard RP, Seal DW, Go VF, Miller WC, Feinberg J, Smith G, Tsui JI, Delaney JA, Crane HM. Benzodiazepines and Opioid co-use Among Rural People Who Use Drugs: Findings From the Rural Opioid Initiative. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Oct; 46(4):847-858.

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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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