"Healthcare Disparities" 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.
Differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services.
| Descriptor ID |
D054625
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.380 N05.300.493
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| Concept/Terms |
Healthcare Disparities- Healthcare Disparities
- Disparity, Healthcare
- Health Care Inequalities
- Health Care Inequality
- Inequalities, Health Care
- Inequality, Health Care
- Healthcare Disparity
- Healthcare Inequalities
- Healthcare Inequality
- Inequalities, Healthcare
- Inequality, Healthcare
- Disparities, Healthcare
- Health Care Disparities
- Disparities, Health Care
- Disparity, Health Care
- Health Care Disparity
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Healthcare Disparities" by people in this website by year, and whether "Healthcare Disparities" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2016 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2017 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 2018 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2020 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| 2021 | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| 2022 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 2023 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | 18 | 23 | 41 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Healthcare Disparities" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in Health Care in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2025 Aug 01; 59(7):607-620.
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Are there rural-urban disparities in cardiovascular disease hospitalization and other outcomes in people with gout? A nationwide U.S. study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 Aug 01; 64(8):4744-4749.
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Inequities in Length of Stay for Pediatric Patient Families Using Languages Other Than English for Care. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Aug 01; 15(8):645-651.
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Disparities in Treatment and Referral After an Opioid Overdose Among Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 07 01; 8(7):e2518569.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Failure-to-Rescue After Postoperative Sepsis After Noncardiac Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2025 Jul 01; 141(1):181-189.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in ED Analgesia Among Injured Children Transported Via EMS. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Aug 01; 41(8):606-611.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Prenatal Diagnosis and Surgical Outcomes of Congenital Heart Disease: Fetal Heart Society and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Collaborative Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 May 06; 14(9):e037079.
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Rural-urban disparities in hospitalisation for myocardial infarction in systemic lupus erythematosus in the USA. Lupus Sci Med. 2025 Apr 28; 12(1).
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Implicit Racial Associations Among Academic Physiatrists and Trainees: Implications for Equitable Health Care. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Sep 01; 104(9):855-857.
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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services: An Innovative and Empowering Approach to Global Training and Equitable Care. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr 15; 14(8):e040003.