Physician-Patient Relations
                             
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                            
	"Physician-Patient Relations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
	
	
		
			
			
				The interactions between physician and patient.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D010817 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | F01.829.401.650.675 N05.300.660.625 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Physician-Patient RelationsPhysician-Patient RelationsPhysician-Patient RelationRelation, Physician-PatientRelations, Physician-PatientPhysician Patient RelationshipPhysician Patient RelationshipsRelationship, Physician PatientRelationships, Physician PatientPhysician Patient RelationsPhysician Patient RelationRelation, Physician PatientRelations, Physician PatientDoctor Patient RelationsDoctor Patient RelationRelation, Doctor PatientRelations, Doctor PatientDoctor-Patient RelationsDoctor-Patient RelationRelation, Doctor-PatientRelations, Doctor-Patient
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				This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Physician-Patient Relations" by people in this website by year, and whether "Physician-Patient Relations" was a major or minor topic of these publications. 
				
					 
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2009 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician-Patient Relations" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Enhancing Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life With Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Systematic Review of Patient Education, Communication, and Anxiety Management. Cutis. 2025 Jun; 115(6):E11-E16. 
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								Communication Interventions Targeting Both Patients and Clinicians in Oncology: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Psychooncology. 2025 Mar; 34(3):e70108. 
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								Empathic communication skills training to reduce lung cancer stigma: Study protocol of a cluster randomized control trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Oct; 145:107669. 
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								Questioning the Impossible. JAMA. 2024 07 16; 332(3):197-198. 
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								Person-Centered, Goal-Oriented Care Helped My Patients Improve Their Quality of Life. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 May-Jun; 37(3):506-511. 
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								Teaching perspectives on the communication of difficult news of genetic conditions to medical students. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 01; 191(1):299-305. 
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								Communicating bad news to patients and families in African oncology settings. Psychooncology. 2023 01; 32(1):47-57. 
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								Effect of Individualized Preventive Care Recommendations vs Usual Care on Patient Interest and Use of Recommendations: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 11 01; 4(11):e2131455. 
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								Oncologists' experience with discussing cancer prognosis with patients and families: perspectives from India. Transl Behav Med. 2021 10 23; 11(10):1896-1904. 
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								Commentary: Fontan Conversion: The Good News and Bad News. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022; 34(2):640-641.