"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 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2016 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2017 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 2018 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2019 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2020 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Healthcare Disparities" by people in Profiles.
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The Minority Tax: Stories from Family Physicians. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Feb 20; 37(5):969-973.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care Among Adults with Cardiovascular Disease. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2025; 36(1):96-114.
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Therapeutic Clinical Trial Eligibility and Enrollment among Women with Breast Cancer: Implications for Understanding Trial Disparities. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar; 32(3):2038-2044.
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Racial/ethnic differences in tumor biology and treatment outcomes in women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Surgery. 2025 Mar; 179:108940.
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Racial and sociodemographic disparities in the use of targeted therapies in advanced ovarian cancer patients with Medicare. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2024 Nov 04; 34(11):1661-1670.
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Molecular, Socioeconomic, and Clinical Factors Affecting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Survival. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Nov 01; 10(11):1519-1529.
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Outcomes of Gastroschisis and Omphalocele Treated at Children's Surgery Verified Centers in Texas. J Surg Res. 2024 Dec; 304:28-35.
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Pediatric Ewing Sarcoma Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes Across Sociodemographic Groups. J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:322-331.
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Forearm Versus Upper Arm Location of Arteriovenous Access Used at Hemodialysis Initiation: Temporal Trends and Racial Disparities. Am J Kidney Dis. 2025 Feb; 85(2):226-235.e1.
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Racial Disparities in Parturient Urine Drug Screening at a Texas Level IV Maternal Care Centre: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2024 Dec; 46(12):102679.