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Descriptor English:
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Medically Underserved Area
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Área sin Atención Médica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Área Carente de Assistência Médica
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Synonyms English:
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Physician Shortage Area
National Health Service Corps
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Tree Number:
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N03.349.650.340
N05.300.450.520
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Definition English:
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A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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no qualif; specify geog; DF: MED UNDERSERV AREA
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See Related English:
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Health Services Accessibility
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History Note English:
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78
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Record Number:
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8674
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Unique Identifier:
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D008507
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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