"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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 2018 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 2019 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 31 | 72 | 103 |
| 2021 | 13 | 32 | 45 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vulnerable Populations" by people in Profiles.
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The Role of a Federally Qualified Health Center in Identification and Management of an Occupational COVID-19 Outbreak: Lessons for Future Infection Surveillance and Response. J Ambul Care Manage. 2022 Jan-Mar 01; 45(1):13-21.
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Ageism in COVID-Related Newspaper Coverage: The First Month of a Pandemic. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2021 10 30; 76(9):1904-1912.
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Towards ethical preparedness: Regulators' responses to ethical issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurs Ethics. 2021 09; 28(6):837-839.
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A Broader View of Risk to Health Care Workers: Perspectives on Supporting Vulnerable Health Care Professional Households During COVID-19. Acad Med. 2021 09 01; 96(9):1233-1235.
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A statewide elder mistreatment virtual assessment program: Legal, ethical, and practical issues. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 10; 69(10):2759-2765.
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SARS-CoV-2 in a stream running through an underprivileged, underserved, urban settlement in São Paulo, Brazil: A 7-month follow-up. Environ Pollut. 2021 Dec 01; 290:118003.
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in patients with psychiatric disorders admitted to or residing in a university psychiatric hospital. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021 10; 8(10):860-861.
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Geographic Associations Between Social Factors and SARS-CoV-2 Testing Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic, February-June 2020, Massachusetts. Public Health Rep. 2021 Nov-Dec; 136(6):765-773.
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COVID-19 and Its Impacts on Older Adults: Global Perspectives. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2021 08 13; 76(7):e246-e248.
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Illuminating and mitigating the evolving impacts of COVID-19 on ethnocultural communities: a participatory action mixed-methods study. CMAJ. 2021 08 09; 193(31):E1203-E1212.