"Medical Indigency" 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.
The condition in which individuals are financially unable to access adequate medical care without depriving themselves and their dependents of food, clothing, shelter, and other essentials of living.
| Descriptor ID |
D008489
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.824.460 N03.219.780
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Indigency- Medical Indigency
- Indigency, Medical
- Indigencies, Medical
- Medical Indigencies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Indigency" by people in Profiles.
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Cost-related medication nonadherence and spending on basic needs following implementation of Medicare Part D. JAMA. 2008 Apr 23; 299(16):1922-8.
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Depression and cost-related medication nonadherence in Medicare beneficiaries. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007 May; 64(5):602-8.
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Perceptions of human immunodeficiency virus testing services among HIV-positive persons not in medical care. Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Jul; 33(7):464; author reply 465.
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The first 2 years of a state child health insurance plan: whom are we reaching? Pediatrics. 2003 Apr; 111(4 Pt 1):735-40.
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Managed care for the medically uninsured: the preliminary experience of CU CARE. HMO Pract. 1998 Mar; 12(1):24-9.
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Shelter-based services in Massachusetts for homeless adult individuals. Soc Work Health Care. 1997; 26(2):15-32.
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Health care utilization for the "newly insured": results from the Washington Basic Health Plan. Inquiry. 1997; 34(2):129-42.