"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1992 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 1993 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 1995 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 1996 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 1997 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 1998 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 1999 | 27 | 15 | 42 |
| 2000 | 30 | 28 | 58 |
| 2001 | 37 | 16 | 53 |
| 2002 | 266 | 151 | 417 |
| 2003 | 298 | 171 | 469 |
| 2004 | 397 | 221 | 618 |
| 2005 | 419 | 276 | 695 |
| 2006 | 473 | 271 | 744 |
| 2007 | 488 | 289 | 777 |
| 2008 | 611 | 328 | 939 |
| 2009 | 633 | 292 | 925 |
| 2010 | 722 | 417 | 1139 |
| 2011 | 783 | 424 | 1207 |
| 2012 | 945 | 443 | 1388 |
| 2013 | 1101 | 488 | 1589 |
| 2014 | 1326 | 492 | 1818 |
| 2015 | 1313 | 519 | 1832 |
| 2016 | 1330 | 583 | 1913 |
| 2017 | 1355 | 650 | 2005 |
| 2018 | 1383 | 611 | 1994 |
| 2019 | 434 | 232 | 666 |
| 2020 | 210 | 98 | 308 |
| 2021 | 55 | 19 | 74 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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The Effect of Supervision Waivers on Practice: A Survey of Massachusetts Nurse Practitioners During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Med Care. 2021 04 01; 59(4):283-287.
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Pain Symptoms in COVID-19. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 04 01; 100(4):307-312.
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Addressing the Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ensuring Equity, Quality, and Sustainability. Fam Community Health. 2021 Apr-Jun 01; 44(2):78-80.
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Divergences on expected pneumonia cases during the COVID-19 epidemic in Catalonia: a time-series analysis of primary care electronic health records covering about 6 million people. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 20; 21(1):283.
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Pregnancy-related anxiety and its associated factors during COVID-19 pandemic in Iranian pregnant women: a web-based cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Mar 15; 21(1):208.
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Digital health literacy intervention to support maternal, child and family health in primary healthcare settings of Pakistan during the age of coronavirus: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021 03 02; 11(3):e045163.
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The Use of Primary Care Big Data in Understanding the Pharmacoepidemiology of COVID-19: A Consensus Statement From the COVID-19 Primary Care Database Consortium. Ann Fam Med. 2021 Mar-Apr; 19(2):135-140.
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COVID-19: are the elderly prepared for virtual healthcare? BMJ Health Care Inform. 2021 Mar; 28(1).
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The role of antibody tests for COVID-19 in primary care. Br J Gen Pract. 2021; 71(704):131-134.
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Was enough, and is enough, being done to protect the primary care workforce from COVID-19? Br J Gen Pract. 2021; 71(704):100-101.