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underserved populations  

Definition

  • Underserved populations are residents of catchment areas for whom the availability of health care limits the amount of care consumed to something less than what experts believe they should be using. Note some of the qualifications of that statement. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Underserved Populations]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CS1HL593-Z

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