vulnerable populations

Preferred Label : vulnerable populations;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : population, vulnerable; vulnerable population;

CISMeF synonym : populations, vulnerable;

MeSH hyponym : disadvantaged; Disadvantaged Population; Population, Disadvantaged;

Related MeSH term : populations, underserved; 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; Population, Underserved; Underserved Population; Underserved Populations; Patients, Underserved; Patient, Underserved; Underserved Patient; Underserved Patients;

MeSH annotation : HUMAN only; HUMAN only; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disadvantaged;

Details

Origin ID

D035862;

UMLS CUI

C0949366;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Disadvantaged groups [UNESCO concept]
- Underserved Population [NCIt concept]
- Vulnerable Subjects [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- social high risk [Q-code]
Record concept(s)
- Disadvantaged Populations [MeSH concept]
- populations, underserved [MeSH concept]
- sensitive populations [MeSH concept]
- vulnerable populations [MeSH concept]
See also
- Social Vulnerability [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- frail elderly [MeSH Descriptor]
- homebound persons [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Population Group [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Vulnerable Subjects [NCIt concept]

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