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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2011 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2015 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2016 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2017 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 2018 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2019 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 2020 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
| 2021 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2022 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 2024 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 2025 | 29 | 15 | 44 |
| 2026 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.
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Comprehensive Primary Care Team Model: Early Insights on Implementation from Care Teams in Family Medicine. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Sep; 39(1).
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The association of economic measures and patient outcomes with geographical disparities in access to a UCNS-certified neuro-oncologist in the United States. J Cancer Policy. 2026 Sep; 49:100791.
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Perceptions of Hispanic Patients With Advanced CKD About Communication and Engagement Regarding Kidney Transplantation: A Qualitative Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2026 Oct; 88(4):545-555.
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Mapping Plastic Reconstructive Surgical Needs and Access Barriers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. World J Surg. 2026 Aug; 50(8):2348-2359.
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Access to Continuity-Strategies for Symbiotic Improvement of Access and Continuity of Care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Jul; 39(1).
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Newborn enrolment, engagement, and immunisation in primary care: a qualitative study of healthcare providers' perspectives. J Prim Health Care. 2026 06 26; 18(2):175-184.
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Beyond Geography: Using a Cluster-Based Analysis to Conceptualize the Rurality of Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. J Rural Health. 2026 Jun; 42(3):e70195.
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Defining Veteran Rurality: An Analysis of the U.S. Veterans Health Administration Rural-Urban Taxonomy. J Rural Health. 2026 Jun; 42(3):e70182.
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Geospatial Access to Trauma Care and Firearm Injury Mortality in the United States: A nationwide county-level analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jun 01; 100(6):949-955.
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Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Access and Patient Diversity. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 05 01; 9(5):e2610839.