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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.350 N05.300.430
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| 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
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Services Accessibility" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2015 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.
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The experiences and perspectives of abortion seekers who travel for care: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 10 11; 10:CD015565.
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VA Outreach Is an Essential Area for Improving Veterans' Health Care Accessibility. Mil Med. 2023 Jul 22; 188(7-8):e2439-e2447.
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The costs and inequities of precision medicine for patients with prostate cancer: A call to action. Urol Oncol. 2023 09; 41(9):369-375.
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Developing a Community-Oriented and Place-Based Strategy to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Accessibility. Perm J. 2023 03 15; 27(1):103-112.
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Address Changes Are Associated With Unmet Glycemic Targets: Opportunities to Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care Among People With Type 2 Diabetes. Perm J. 2022 06 29; 26(2):1-10.
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Oral Health in America: Implications for dental practice. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022 07; 153(7):601-609.
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Social and Cultural Challenges in Caring for Latinx Individuals With Kidney Failure in Urban Settings. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 09 01; 4(9):e2125838.
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Inequities in Hypertension Control in the United States Exposed and Exacerbated by COVID-19 and the Role of Home Blood Pressure and Virtual Health Care During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 06; 10(11):e020997.
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Disparities in Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration. J Addict Med. 2021 04 01; 15(2):143-149.
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Improving quality, affordability, and equity of multiple sclerosis care. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2021 04; 8(4):980-991.