"Rural Health Services" 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.
Health services, public or private, in rural areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care.
| Descriptor ID |
D019035
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.816
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| Concept/Terms |
Rural Health Services- Rural Health Services
- Health Services, Rural
- Health Service, Rural
- Rural Health Service
- Service, Rural Health
- Services, Rural Health
Rural Health Center- Rural Health Center
- Center, Rural Health
- Centers, Rural Health
- Health Center, Rural
- Health Centers, Rural
- Rural Health Centers
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rural Health Services" by people in Profiles.
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Rural Practice Made Attractive: A Scoping Review of Rural Primary Care Physician Recruitment and Retention Incentives. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 04; 41(5):1367-1378.
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Administrative and Logistical Considerations Essential for Success of Virtual Mental Health Clinics for Rural Native Veterans. Telemed J E Health. 2026 Apr; 32(4):421-424.
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Strengthening Rural Health Care: A Scoping Review of Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies. Med Care. 2026 Jan 01; 64(1S Suppl 1):S18-S25.
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Enhancing Emergency Medicine Services at Rural Outreach Centers: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment for Project ECHO Education Program. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2025 Jul-Sep; 23(91):317-322.
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Physicians' Perspectives Regarding Informal Health Practitioners in Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 May 07; 112(5):1162-1167.
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Current Programs and Incentives to Overcome Rural Physician Shortages in the United States: A Narrative Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 07; 38(Suppl 3):916-922.
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Medical students' experiences of compulsory rural service in Guatemala: a qualitative study. Rural Remote Health. 2022 05; 22(2):6582.
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The Importance of Video Visits in the Time of COVID-19. J Rural Health. 2021 01; 37(1):242-245.
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Retrospective Review of Care Trends in an Academic Palliative and Supportive Care Program from 2004 to 2016. J Palliat Med. 2019 08; 22(8):970-976.
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Patients' experiences on accessing health care services for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2019; 14(1):e0211100.