 Vulnerable Populations
"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2016 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2019 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | 2020 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2021 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2025 | 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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Lin Z, Rifas-Shiman SL, Perng W, Capotosto MP, Shifren JL, Joffe H, Hivert MF, Chavarro JE, Oken E, Aris IM. Neighborhood Vulnerability and Age of Natural Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms Among Midlife Women. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e2512075.
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Vargas LX, Ariefdjohan M, Page CE, Meisel ZF, Ulrich CM, Alegr?a M, Pimentel N, Epperson CN, Richmond TS. Field Notes from the Border: Lessons Learned in Conducting Mental Health Research Involving Newly Arrived Latinx Immigrants as Study Participants. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Feb; 27(1):181-189.
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Mathai SK, Garofalo DM, Myers QW, Heron CH, Clair VS, Bonner I, Dyas AR, Velopulos CG, Hazel K. Analyzing the Social Vulnerability Index With Metabolic Surgery. J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:164-172.
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Peacock JL, Coto SD, Rees JR, Sauzet O, Jensen ET, Fichorova R, Dunlop AL, Paneth N, Padula A, Woodruff T, Morello-Frosch R, Trowbridge J, Goin D, Maldonado LE, Niu Z, Ghassabian A, Transande L, Ferrara A, Croen LA, Alexeeff S, Breton C, Litonjua A, O'Connor TG, Lyall K, Volk H, Alshawabkeh A, Manjourides J, Camargo CA, Dabelea D, Hockett CW, Bendixsen CG, Hertz-Picciotto I, Schmidt RJ, Hipwell AE, Keenan K, Karr C, LeWinn KZ, Lester B, Camerota M, Ganiban J, McEvoy C, Elliott MR, Sathyanarayana S, Ji N, Braun JM, Karagas MR. Do small effects matter more in vulnerable populations? an investigation using Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) cohorts. BMC Public Health. 2024 09 28; 24(1):2655.
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Huebschmann AG, Wagner NM, Gleason M, Brinton JT, Brtnikova M, Brewer SE, Begum A, Armstrong R, DeCamp LR, McFarlane A, DeKeyser H, Coleman H, Federico MJ, Szefler SJ, Cicutto LC. Reducing asthma attacks in disadvantaged school children with asthma: study protocol for a type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial (Better Asthma Control for Kids, BACK). Implement Sci. 2024 08 15; 19(1):60.
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Wolf A, Heron C, Bonner I, Dyas A, Garofalo D, Velopulos CG, Myers QWO. Vulnerable populations and the emergency ventral hernia: A retrospective cohort study. Surgery. 2024 10; 176(4):1138-1142.
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Ison JM, Jackson JD, Hemley H, Willis A, Siddiqi B, Macklin EA, Ulysse C, Fitts MS, Pham TT, Afshari M, Agarwal P, Aminoff M, Bissonnette S, Fullard M, Khan TS, Larson DN, Wielinski C, Sanchez AV. Fostering Inclusivity in Research Engagement for Underrepresented Populations in Parkinson's Disease: The FIRE-UP PD study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Sep; 144:107619.
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Borrayo EA, Juarez-Colunga E, Kilbourn K, Waxmonsky J, Jacobson M, Okuyama S, Swaney R, Wamboldt FS, Karam S, Lopez Alvarez S, Jin X, Nguyen J. Stepped-care to improve mental health outcomes among underserved patients with lung and head and neck cancer. Psychooncology. 2023 11; 32(11):1718-1726.
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LeWinn KZ, Trasande L, Law A, Blackwell CK, Bekelman TA, Arizaga JA, Sullivan AA, Bastain TM, Breton CV, Karagas MR, Elliott AJ, Karr CJ, Carroll KN, Dunlop AL, Croen LA, Margolis AE, Alshawabkeh AN, Cordero JF, Singh AM, Seroogy CM, Jackson DJ, Wood RA, Hartert TV, Kim YS, Duarte CS, Schweitzer JB, Lester BM, McEvoy CT, O'Connor TG, Oken E, Bornkamp N, Brown ED, Porucznik CA, Ferrara A, Camargo CA, Zhao Q, Ganiban JM, Jacobson LP. Sociodemographic Differences in COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Among Families in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 08 01; 6(8):e2330495.
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Suen JJ, Parrillo E, Hassoon A, Peairs K, Stanford O, Wenzel J, Zabora JR, Dobs AS. Improving cancer care for underserved populations in an academic and community practice setting: protocol for a community health worker pilot navigation programme. BMJ Open. 2022 12 01; 12(12):e067270.
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