Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Poverty Areas

City, urban, rural, or suburban areas which are characterized by severe economic deprivation and by accompanying physical and social decay.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

City, urban, rural, or suburban areas which are characterized by severe economic deprivation and by accompanying physical and social decay.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Area, Poverty
  • Areas, Poverty
  • Poverty Area
  • Ghettos
  • Slums
  • Ghetto
  • Slum

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History Note

91(80); was see under POVERTY 1980-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Poverty (1968-1979)

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Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.880w.853.996w.535w.550w
  2. N01.824w.600w.550w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Poverty Areas. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011204. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011204
  2. Poverty Areas. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_poverty
  3. Poverty Areas. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5158311