"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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vulnerable Populations" by people in Profiles.
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Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates. Bull World Health Organ. 2022 Dec 01; 100(12):797-807.
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Guiding equitable prioritisation of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and strategic deployment in South Africa to enhance effectiveness and access to vulnerable communities and prevent waste. S Afr Med J. 2022 02 01; 112(2):13501.
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Getting resources to those who need them: the evidence we need to budget for underserved populations in sub-Saharan Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 07; 24 Suppl 3:e25707.
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Social vulnerability, parity and food insecurity in urban South African young women: the healthy life trajectories initiative (HeLTI) study. J Public Health Policy. 2021 Sep; 42(3):373-389.
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Maternal and newborn health risks of climate change: A call for awareness and global action. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 04; 100(4):566-570.
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Vulnerable Workers and COVID-19: Insights from a Survey of Members of the International Commission for Occupational Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 01 05; 18(1).
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The COVID-19 crisis in South Africa: Protecting the vulnerable. S Afr Med J. 2020 07 08; 110(9):825-826.
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The state of enrollment on the National Health Insurance Scheme in rural Ghana after eight years of implementation. Int J Equity Health. 2019 12 31; 19(1):4.
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Environmental health practitioners potentially play a key role in helping communities adapt to climate change. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jan 11; 19(1):54.
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Attendance at antenatal clinics in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa and its associations with birth outcomes: analysis of data from birth registers at three facilities. BMC Public Health. 2017 Jul 04; 17(Suppl 3):443.