"Poverty" 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.
A situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.
| Descriptor ID |
D011203
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.634 I01.880.840.535 N01.824.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Low-Income Population- Low-Income Population
- Low-Income Populations
- Population, Low-Income
- Populations, Low-Income
- Low Income Population
- Low Income Populations
- Population, Low Income
- Populations, Low Income
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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