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Abstract
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.
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- Population, Vulnerable
- Vulnerable Population
- Disadvantaged Populations
- Patients, Underserved
- Populations, Underserved
- Sensitive Population Groups
- Sensitive Populations
- Disadvantaged Population
- Patient, Underserved
- Population Group, Sensitive
- Population, Disadvantaged
- Population, Sensitive
- Population, Underserved
- Sensitive Population
- Sensitive Population Group
- Underserved Patient
- Underserved Patients
- Underserved Population
- Underserved Populations
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6 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.
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Indexing Annotation
HUMAN only; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
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2003
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Vulnerable Populations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D035862. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D035862
- Vulnerable Populations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3376054