Vulnerable Populations

"Vulnerable Populations" 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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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.

Descriptor ID	D035862
MeSH Number(s)	M01.965
Concept/Terms	Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable Populations Population, Vulnerable Populations, Vulnerable Vulnerable Population Sensitive Populations 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 Disadvantaged Disadvantaged Populations, Underserved Populations, Underserved Population, Underserved Underserved Population Underserved Populations Patients, Underserved Patient, Underserved Underserved Patient Underserved Patients

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Vulnerable Populations [M01.965]

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Bar chart showing 114 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	1	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	1	0	1
2007	5	0	5
2008	3	2	5
2009	1	1	2
2010	2	1	3
2011	1	0	1
2012	3	5	8
2013	2	4	6
2014	4	4	8
2015	5	2	7
2016	2	3	5
2017	5	5	10
2018	6	1	7
2019	5	7	12
2020	3	3	6
2021	3	2	5
2022	0	3	3
2023	1	3	4
2024	3	4	7
2025	2	0	2
2026	2	0	2

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Adepoju OE, Walton Q, Fuentes C, Dang P, Brown D, Gilbert L. Disaster Preparedness and Housing Vulnerability: Community Perspectives from Underserved Houston Neighborhoods. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2026 Apr 01; 20:e76.

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King B, Fuentes C, Mendoza M, Medrano G, Buck DS. Teaching inclusion health principles: What medical students must learn to be prepared to work with marginalized populations. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1696499.

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Brown DR, Cyr DD, Wruck L, Stefano TA, Mehri N, Bursac Z, Munoz R, Baum MK, Fluney E, Bhoite P, Garba NA, Anderson FW, Fonseca HR, Assaf S, Perreira KM. COVID-19 prevention is shaped by polysocial risk: A cross-sectional study of vaccination and testing disparities in underserved populations. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0328779.

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Musicaro RM, Valdespino-Hayden Z, Lozano MM, Ramos CN, Joshipura K, Lowe SR. Pre-disaster Health Vulnerabilities Predict Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms Among High-Risk Puerto Rican Adults after Hurricanes Maria and Irma. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2025 02 06; 19:e22.

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Adepoju OE, Gilbert LR, Pham C, Singh M. Telemedicine-Related Opioid Use Disorder Services in Underserved Populations: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Waiver Era. Telemed J E Health. 2025 Feb; 31(2):242-248.

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Bhattarai S, Bista S, Sharma S, White LD, Amini F, Talchabhadel R. Spatiotemporal characterization of heatwave exposure across historically vulnerable communities. Sci Rep. 2024 09 06; 14(1):20882.

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Taghibeyglou B, Chow A, Mclaurin P, Yasokaran O, Adams R, Mohammed M, Singh M, Ayas N, Pendharkar SR, Almeida FR, Rac V, Saha S, Yadollahi A. Towards an Accessible Speech-based Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Tool for Underserved Populations. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2024 Jul; 2024:1-4.

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Akaberi SM, Nguyen E, Carr G, Spearman R, Shadduck S. Implementation and outcomes of a statewide TBI screening program for underserved populations. Int J Qual Health Care. 2024 Jun 10; 36(2).

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Liaw W, King B, Olaisen H, Pastoor S, Kiaghadi A, Cloven N, Reed B, Matuk-Villazon O, Waldren S, Spann S. How An Academic Direct Primary Care Clinic Served Patients from Vulnerable Communities. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 May-Jun; 37(3):455-465.

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Han YY, Rosser FJ, Acosta-P?rez E, Canino G, Celed?n JC. Social vulnerability index, poverty, and asthma in a prospective study of Puerto Rican youth. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 05; 132(5):646-647.

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