 Health Services Accessibility
"Health Services Accessibility" 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.
The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.
| Descriptor ID |
D006297
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.350 N05.300.430
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Services Accessibility- Health Services Accessibility
- Availability of Health Services
- Health Services Availability
- Accessibility, Health Services
- Access to Health Care
- Accessibility of Health Services
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Services Accessibility" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2000 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2002 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2003 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2004 | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 2005 | 5 | 14 | 19 | | 2006 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2007 | 9 | 8 | 17 | | 2008 | 10 | 10 | 20 | | 2009 | 13 | 5 | 18 | | 2010 | 12 | 5 | 17 | | 2011 | 11 | 14 | 25 | | 2012 | 9 | 16 | 25 | | 2013 | 20 | 19 | 39 | | 2014 | 21 | 10 | 31 | | 2015 | 23 | 19 | 42 | | 2016 | 22 | 9 | 31 | | 2017 | 25 | 13 | 38 | | 2018 | 24 | 19 | 43 | | 2019 | 27 | 22 | 49 | | 2020 | 17 | 28 | 45 | | 2021 | 19 | 25 | 44 | | 2022 | 6 | 20 | 26 | | 2023 | 7 | 17 | 24 | | 2024 | 32 | 28 | 60 | | 2025 | 31 | 9 | 40 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.
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Osborne LM, Appelbaum P, Watson K, Yonkers K, Burnett-Zeigler I, Epperson CN, Monk C, Wisner KL. US Abortion Restrictions and the Neuropsychiatric Health of Pregnant Individuals and Families. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 01; 82(10):1025-1029.
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Wu J, Kanter GP, Wagner TH, Chu D, Cashy JP, Prigge JM, Glorioso TJ, Rahman N, Murali N, Giri J, Nathan AS, Waldo SW, Groeneveld PW. Impact of the MISSION Act on Quality and Outcomes of Major Cardiovascular Procedures Among Veterans. JAMA. 2025 08 26; 334(8):702-713.
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Fox DK, Waken RJ, Wang F, Avula K, Raymer DS, Vader JM, Schilling JD, Joynt Maddox KE. Changes in Heart Transplant Listings by Insurance and Race During the COVID Public Health Emergency. Circ Heart Fail. 2025 Sep; 18(9):e012306.
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Alshabani N, Price K, Kennedy H, Haws JK, Kimball SL. A Qualitative Study to Understanding Barriers to PTSD Treatment for Immigrants and Refugees in Primary Care. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Oct; 27(5):877-881.
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Santos PMG, Dubey M, Simpson H, Hong AS, Narayan A, Persaud S, Feldman K, Anderson E, Santos J, Smith M, Bryant MF, Doran JF, Torres MA, Cervantes L, Yabroff KR, Chino F. Access to cancer care for undocumented immigrants in the USA. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Aug; 26(8):e448-e457.
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Hagedorn D, Whaley M, Zuelke K, Ravare B, Jeppson K, Poisson S, Jones WJ, O'Neil J, Miller J, Stringer D, Pope B, Williams R, Eklund K, Benson-Gallanis NM, Case D, Farcas A, Westensee N, Alexander M, Reynolds W, McMahon J, Dienst E, Scott JW, Ortiona M, Fanale C, McDaneld L, Johnson H, Arnold K, Bartt R, Jensen J, Bennett A, Clausen S, Bol M, Nieberlein A, Dylla L, Stein L, Trivedi D, Shattuck J, Sillau SH, Scarbro S, Leppert M. Rural and Urban Disparities in Access to Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusions in Colorado. Stroke. 2025 Nov; 56(11):3209-3219.
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Garofalo DM, Myers QWO, Heron CH, Wolf A, Carmichael H, Dyas AR, Mathai S, Rozeboom PD, Velopulos CG. Why Potentially Elective General Surgery Becomes Emergent: A Multi-Methods Approach. J Surg Res. 2025 Sep; 313:239-246.
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Henderson A, Schaefer K, Maclehose R, Manson SM, Buchwald D. Barriers to COVID-19 Testing Among American Indian and Alaska Native People: Comparing Perspectives of Patients and Providers. Public Health Rep. 2025 Sep-Oct; 140(5-6):514-521.
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Darney BG, Saavedra-Avendaño B, Boniface ER, Jacobson LE, Coleman-Minahan K, Fuentes-Rivera E, Riosmena F. Safety Net Clinic Utilization for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among U.S.- and Foreign-Born Mexican-Origin Women. Womens Health Issues. 2025 Sep-Oct; 35(5):383-389.
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Wan S, Youngwerth JM, Fink RM, Lorenz KA, Brewer SE, Kutner JS, Portz JD, Fischer SM. Healthcare professionals' perspectives on improving care coordination between palliative and cancer care for rural older adults: A qualitative study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2025 Sep; 16(7):102301.
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