Underserved Population

Preferred Label : Underserved Population;

NCIt synonyms : Underserved Populations; Medically Underserved Population;

NCIt definition : Populations that do not have adequate access to medical care. This includes rural, elderly, low-literacy, blue collar, and poor populations. Minorities per se are not included but often belong to one or more or the included categories.;

Details

Origin ID

C18476;

UMLS CUI

C4551781;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Medically Underserved Population [MeSH concept]
- medically underserved area [MeSH Descriptor]
- populations, underserved [MeSH concept]
- poverty [MeSH Descriptor]
- vulnerable populations [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Population Group [UMLS semantic type]
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- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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