Health Care

Medically Underserved Area

A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population.

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19 entry terms
  • Area, Medically Underserved
  • Areas, Medically Underserved
  • Medically Underserved Areas
  • Underserved Area, Medically
  • Underserved Areas, Medically
  • Health Service Corps, National
  • Medically Underserved Population
  • National Health Service Corps
  • Physician Shortage Area
  • Area, Physician Shortage
  • Areas, Physician Shortage
  • Medically Underserved Populations
  • Physician Shortage Areas
  • Population, Medically Underserved
  • Populations, Medically Underserved
  • Shortage Area, Physician
  • Shortage Areas, Physician
  • Underserved Population, Medically
  • Underserved Populations, Medically

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medically Underserved Area. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008507. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008507
  2. Medically Underserved Area. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_desert
  3. Medically Underserved Area. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3045065