"Vulnerable Populations" 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.
Groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to COERCION in their DECISION MAKING, or who may be compromised in their ability to give INFORMED CONSENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D035862
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.965
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| Concept/Terms |
Vulnerable Populations- Vulnerable Populations
- Population, Vulnerable
- Populations, Vulnerable
- Vulnerable Population
Sensitive Populations- Sensitive Populations
- Population, Sensitive
- Populations, Sensitive
- Sensitive Population
- Sensitive Population Groups
- Group, Sensitive Population
- Groups, Sensitive Population
- Population Group, Sensitive
- Population Groups, Sensitive
- Sensitive Population Group
Populations, Underserved- Populations, Underserved
- Population, Underserved
- Underserved Population
- Underserved Populations
- Patients, Underserved
- Patient, Underserved
- Underserved Patient
- Underserved Patients
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vulnerable Populations" by people in Profiles.
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Drivers of Frequent Emergency Department Use in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Older Adults: A Qualitative Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Sep; 73(9):2808-2818.
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Changes in household composition and their effects on the academic achievement of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV in rural Zambia. AIDS Care. 2025 Jun; 37(6):991-1002.
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What Two New HBCU Medical Schools Can Mean for Poor and Underserved Populations. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2025; 36(3):1017-1022.
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Telehealth for Reproductive Health Services for Economically Disadvantaged Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Dec; 75(6):958-964.
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Comparing Social Disadvantage Indices in Pediatric Populations. Pediatrics. 2024 Sep 01; 154(3).
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HIV/AIDS-Associated Knowledge and Attitudes towards Treating Disadvantaged Communities among Pre-Community-Based Dental Education Dental Students in the U.S. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 16; 21(7).
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Improving access to exome sequencing in a medically underserved population through the Texome Project. Genet Med. 2024 06; 26(6):101102.
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High Community-Level Social Vulnerability is Associated with Worse Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS) After Resection of Extremity and Truncal Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun; 31(6):4138-4147.
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Bringing CAR T?cell therapy trials to underserved populations. Cancer Cell. 2023 12 11; 41(12):2007-2010.
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Drivers of vaccine hesitancy among vulnerable populations in India: a cross-sectional multi-state study. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1177634.