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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N04.590.374.350 N05.300.430
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 Health Services Geographic Accessibility Health Services Geographic Accessibility Program Accessibility Program Accessibility Accessibility, Program Contraceptive Availability Contraceptive Availability Availability, Contraceptive

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Services Accessibility".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Delivery of Health Care [N04.590.374]
Health Services Accessibility [N04.590.374.350]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Health Services Accessibility [N05.300.430]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Services Accessibility".

Health Services Accessibility
Health Equity

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Bar chart showing 259 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 23 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	3	1	4
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	2	0	2
2003	1	1	2
2004	2	1	3
2005	3	0	3
2006	4	1	5
2007	8	8	16
2008	3	6	9
2009	6	9	15
2010	6	3	9
2011	0	3	3
2012	2	2	4
2013	9	6	15
2014	3	5	8
2015	7	3	10
2016	9	11	20
2017	9	3	12
2018	7	10	17
2019	11	12	23
2020	8	8	16
2021	9	6	15
2022	2	5	7
2023	3	7	10
2024	9	12	21
2025	3	1	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Accessibility" by people in Profiles.

Bai P, Burt SS, Woodward MA, Haber S, Newman-Casey PA, Henderer JD, Chan RVP, Chen A. Federally Qualified Health Centers as a Model to Improve Vision Health: A Systematic Review. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 03 01; 143(3):242-251.

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Rios-Vega L, Rising K, Fields M, Freedman B, Toole N, Ramos J, Schaaf R. Engaging Diverse Stakeholders to Improve Therapy Access for Hispanic and Latino Autistic Individuals and Families. Am J Occup Ther. 2025 Mar 01; 79(2).

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Hark LA, Gorroochurn P, Pizzi LT, Jutkowitz E, Goulak AM, Maruri SC, Harizman N, Horowitz JD, Park L, Wang Q, Diamond DF, Valenzuela IA, Torres DR, Wang Y, Sharma T, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA. Patient Navigators Improve In-Office Eye Exam Adherence After Community Eye Screenings in a Randomized Clinical Trial: NYC-SIGHT Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 06; 274:54-66.

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Biswas R, Wijeratne T, Zelenak K, Huasen BB, Iacobucci M, Killingsworth MC, Beran RG, Gebreyohanns M, Sekhar A, Khurana D, Nguyen TN, Jabbour PM, Bhaskar SMM. Disparities in Access to Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke (DARTS): A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Geographical Factors. CNS Drugs. 2025 04; 39(4):417-442.

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Cron DC, Mazur RD, Bhan I, Adler JT, Yeh H. Sex and Size Disparities in Access to Liver Transplant for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. JAMA Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 159(11):1291-1298.

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Beagles CB, Watkins IT, Lechtig A, Blazar P, Chen NC, Lans J. Trends in inpatient versus outpatient upper extremity fracture surgery from 2008 to 2021 and their implications for equitable access: a retrospective cohort study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Dec; 34(8):4049-4056.

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Reed MK, Camacho TE, Gillingham J, Gill S, Gannon M, Abatemarco D, Kelly EL, Weinstein LC. Patient and navigator experiences with the opioid use disorder treatment system in Philadelphia, PA. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 12; 167:209509.

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Lutz RW, Alexander TN, McCahon JAS, Lencer AJ, Patrizio HA, Courtney PM, Deirmengian GK. The Use of Telehealth to Improve Office Efficiency and Health Care Access Among Patients Being Evaluated for Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty. Orthopedics. 2024 Nov-Dec; 47(6):372-376.

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Maclay LM, Yu M, Amaral S, Adler JT, Sandoval PR, Ratner LE, Schold JD, Mohan S, Husain SA. Disparities in Access to Timely Waitlisting Among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Candidates. Pediatrics. 2024 09 01; 154(3).

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Arnold RW, Herlihy E, Strominger MB, Nelson LB. Fewer Pediatric Ophthalmologists and an Uneven Distribution Affect Access to Pediatric Care. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 Sep-Oct; 61(5):305-308.

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