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Underserved Population
Definition 1
Populations that do not have adequate access to medical care. This includes rural, elderly, low-literacy, blue collar, and poor populations. Minorities per se are not included but often belong to one or more or the included categories. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
human populations that have not received adequate medical attention or health care facilities. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
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