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Descriptor English: Vulnerable Populations
Descriptor Spanish: Poblaciones Vulnerables
Descriptor poblaciones vulnerables
Entry term(s) desfavorecido
desfavorecidos
grupos de población sensibles
poblaciones desatendidas
poblaciones desfavorecidas
poblaciones desprotegidas
poblaciones marginadas
poblaciones sensibles
población desatendida
población desfavorecida
población desprotegida
población marginada
población sensible
población vulnerable
pueblo vulnerable
pueblos vulnerables
Scope note: Grupos de personas con una gama de opciones muy limitada, con frecuencia sometidas a COERCIÓN en su TOMA DE DECISIONES, o que pueden hallarse comprometidas en su capacidad para dar el CONSENTIMIENTO INFORMADO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Populações Vulneráveis
Descriptor French: Populations vulnérables
Entry term(s): Disadvantaged Populations
Group, Sensitive Population
Groups, Sensitive Population
Patient, Underserved
Patients, Underserved
Population Group, Sensitive
Population Groups, Sensitive
Population, Sensitive
Population, Underserved
Population, Vulnerable
Populations, Sensitive
Populations, Underserved
Populations, Vulnerable
Sensitive Population
Sensitive Population Group
Sensitive Population Groups
Sensitive Populations
Underserved Patient
Underserved Patients
Underserved Population
Underserved Populations
Vulnerable Population
Tree number(s): M01.270.992
SP3.522.561.162.604
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D035862
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: HUMAN only; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EH ethnology
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 37735
Unique ID: D035862
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Vulnerable Populations - Preferred
Concept UI M0391263
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Vulnerable Populations
Entry term(s) Population, Vulnerable
Populations, Vulnerable
Vulnerable Population
Sensitive Populations - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0520787
Preferred term Sensitive Populations
Entry term(s) Group, Sensitive Population
Groups, Sensitive Population
Population Group, Sensitive
Population Groups, Sensitive
Population, Sensitive
Populations, Sensitive
Sensitive Population
Sensitive Population Group
Sensitive Population Groups
Disadvantaged Populations - Narrower
Concept UI M0020079
Preferred term Disadvantaged Populations
Populations, Underserved - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0562284
Scope note Patient groups that may include those with special needs, homeless people, those with low income, or in remote communities and minority groups
Preferred term Populations, Underserved
Entry term(s) Patient, Underserved
Patients, Underserved
Population, Underserved
Underserved Patient
Underserved Patients
Underserved Population
Underserved Populations



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