"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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| 1992 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1994 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1995 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 1996 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 1997 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 1998 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1999 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2000 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 2001 | 29 | 13 | 42 |
| 2002 | 147 | 88 | 235 |
| 2003 | 188 | 94 | 282 |
| 2004 | 241 | 131 | 372 |
| 2005 | 257 | 148 | 405 |
| 2006 | 302 | 168 | 470 |
| 2007 | 281 | 183 | 464 |
| 2008 | 369 | 199 | 568 |
| 2009 | 364 | 180 | 544 |
| 2010 | 407 | 254 | 661 |
| 2011 | 501 | 272 | 773 |
| 2012 | 601 | 278 | 879 |
| 2013 | 708 | 297 | 1005 |
| 2014 | 817 | 319 | 1136 |
| 2015 | 806 | 318 | 1124 |
| 2016 | 839 | 392 | 1231 |
| 2017 | 867 | 400 | 1267 |
| 2018 | 875 | 395 | 1270 |
| 2019 | 260 | 153 | 413 |
| 2020 | 157 | 77 | 234 |
| 2021 | 112 | 91 | 203 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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Virtual primary care in high-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: Policy responses and lessons for the future. Eur J Gen Pract. 2021 Dec; 27(1):241-247.
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COVID-19's impact on primary care and related mitigation strategies: A scoping review. Eur J Gen Pract. 2021 Dec; 27(1):166-175.
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Patient-safety incidents during COVID-19 health crisis in France: An exploratory sequential multi-method study in primary care. Eur J Gen Pract. 2021 Dec; 27(1):142-151.
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Teledermatology in Primary Care in Singapore: Experiences of Family Doctors and Specialists. Acta Derm Venereol. 2021 Sep 08; 101(9):adv00540.
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Primary care professionals' experiences during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece: a qualitative study. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 09 03; 22(1):174.
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Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Telehealth Patterns in Primary Care, Mental Health, and Specialty Care Facilities in Texas. South Med J. 2021 09; 114(9):593-596.
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Rapid implementation of triaging system for assessment of breast referrals from primary care centres during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021 Sep; 103(8):576-582.
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Self-reported symptoms in French primary care SARS-CoV-2 patients: association with gender and age group. Fam Pract. 2021 Aug 27; 38(Suppl 1):i37-i44.
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Primary care responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fam Pract. 2021 Aug 27; 38(Suppl 1):i1-i2.
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NEWS2 to assess suspected COVID-19 in the community: a service evaluation of a primary care assessment centre. Fam Pract. 2021 Aug 27; 38(Suppl 1):i3-i8.