"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 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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Evaluating the Impact of an eConsult Platform on Specialty Care Access for Medicaid Patients. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Sep 15; 38(3):592-598.
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Real-world evidence for computerized insulin dose-adjustment algorithms in the effective use of continuous glucose monitoring by primary care clinicians. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Aug; 26(8):3475-3477.
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The association between population health management tools and clinician burnout in the United States VA primary care patient-centered medical home. BMC Prim Care. 2024 May 15; 25(1):164.
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Three-year survival of breast cancer patients attending a one-stop breast care clinic nested within a primary care health facility in sub-Saharan Africa-Zambia. Int J Cancer. 2024 Jul 15; 155(2):261-269.
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Health Care Transition Planning at Adolescent Well Visits. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Aug; 24(6):973-981.
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Cardio-renal-metabolic disease in primary care setting. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2024 Mar; 40(3):e3755.
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Improving primary care team functioning through evidence based quality improvement: A comparative case study. Healthc (Amst). 2023 Jun; 11(2):100691.
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eConsult Provides a Novel Opportunity to Evaluate Hematuria Referrals for Medicaid Patients in the "Real-World" Community. Urol Pract. 2023 05; 10(3):237-243.
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Meeting the Primary Care Needs of Autistic Individuals. Pediatrics. 2022 04 01; 149(Suppl 4).
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Mechanisms for Community Health Worker Action on Patient-, Institutional-, and Community-Level Barriers to Primary Care in a Safety-Net Setting. J Ambul Care Manage. 2022 Jan-Mar 01; 45(1):22-35.