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Patient Population

Age
- Fetus
- Newborn (0-1 month)
- Infant (1-23 months)
- Preschooler (2-5 years)
- Child (6-12 years)
- Adolescent (13-18 years)
- Adult (19-44 years)
- Middle-aged adult (45-64 years)
- Senior adult (65-79 years)
- Aged adult (80+ years)
Geographic Location
- Nation
- Region
- State
- Metropolitan area
- City
- Town
- Rural area
- Suburb
Race and Ethnicity
- American Indian or Alaska native
- Asian
- Black or African American
- Hispanic/Latino-Latina
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- White
Gender
- Female
- Male
Vulnerable Populations
- Children
- Co-occuring disorders
- Disabled (physically)
- Disabled (developmentally)
- Frail elderly
- Homeless
- Intensive care unit patients
- Illiterate/Low-literate
- Immigrants
- Impoverished
- Medically uninsured
- Medically or socially complex
- Mentally ill
- Military/Dependents/Veterans
- Natural Disaster Victim
- Non-English speaking/limited English proficiency
- Prisoners
- Racial minorities
- Rural populations
- Substance abusers
- Terminally ill
- Transients/Migrants
- Urban populations
- Women

Last updated: March 28, 2008.

  
 
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