Idea or Concept
medical indigency
Subclass of:
Socioeconomic Factors; Economics
Definitions related to medical indigency:
  • Lack of resources for medical care.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The condition in which individuals are financially unable to access adequate medical care without depriving themselves and their dependents of food, clothing, shelter, and other essentials of living.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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