"Primary Health Care" 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.
Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)
| Descriptor ID |
D011320
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.727
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| Concept/Terms |
Primary Health Care- Primary Health Care
- Care, Primary Health
- Health Care, Primary
- Primary Healthcare
- Healthcare, Primary
- Primary Care
- Care, Primary
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Primary Health Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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A scoping review of limb preservation interventions with primary care providers caring for US Indigenous patients with diabetes and peripheral artery disease. Semin Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar; 38(1):32-40.
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Adolescent Preferences for a Pediatric Primary Care-based Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV Prevention Intervention. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Jun; 74(6):1231-1238.
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Validation of remote anthropometric measurements in a rural randomized pediatric clinical trial in primary care settings. Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 03; 14(1):411.
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Enhancing Primary Care and Community Health: A NAPCRG Report on 2 Conferences. Ann Fam Med. 2024 Jan-Feb; 22(1):75-76.
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A Cluster Randomized Trial of Primary Care Practice Redesign to Integrate Behavioral Health for Those Who Need It Most: Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions. Ann Fam Med. 2023 Nov-Dec; 21(6):483-495.
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Ask-Advise-Connect: Differential Enrollment and Smoking Cessation Outcomes Between Primary Care Patients Who Received Quitline-Delivered Treatment in Spanish vs English. Ann Fam Med. 2022 Nov-Dec; 20(6):519-525.
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Active vs Traditional Methods of Recruiting Children for a Clinical Trial in Rural Primary Care Clinics: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 11 01; 5(11):e2244040.
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Primary Care Provider Familiarity and Compliance With Preferred Practice Patterns for Comprehensive Eye Examinations. Am J Ophthalmol. 2023 03; 247:127-136.
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Adolescent suicide assessment and management in primary care. BMC Pediatr. 2022 07 02; 22(1):389.
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Integrating behavioral health & primary care for multiple chronic diseases: Clinical trial of a practice redesign toolkit. Ann Fam Med. 2022 04 01; (20 Suppl 1).