"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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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vulnerable Populations" by people in Profiles.
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Ustjanauskas AE, Quinn GP, Pan TM, Rivera M, Vázquez-Otero C, Ung D, Roetzheim RG, Laronga C, Johnson K, Norton M, Carrizosa C, Muñoz D, Goldenstein M, Nuhaily S, Wells KJ. Facilitators of Survivorship Care Among Underserved Breast Cancer Survivors: a Qualitative Study. J Cancer Educ. 2017 Dec; 32(4):756-763.
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Jean-Pierre P, Cheng Y, Wells KJ, Freund KM, Snyder FR, Fiscella K, Holden AE, Paskett ED, Dudley DJ, Simon MA, Valverde PA. Satisfaction with cancer care among underserved racial-ethnic minorities and lower-income patients receiving patient navigation. Cancer. 2016 Apr 01; 122(7):1060-7.