"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2012 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 2013 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| 2014 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| 2015 | 28 | 12 | 40 |
| 2016 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 2017 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| 2020 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2021 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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Telemedicine and Primary Care Access: A Cross-sectional Observational Study of Patients Using Only Telemedicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov; 40(14):3363-3370.
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Substance use and mental health factors associated with self-reported higher risk cannabis use among people with HIV screened in primary care. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 29; 25(1):2580.
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Outcomes of Asynchronous e-Visits vs. Telephone or Video Visits for Common Primary Care Concerns. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov; 40(14):3371-3378.
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Improving alcohol-related care in small-medium primary care practices: An evaluation of an adaptation of the SPARC trial intervention for small-medium sized practices. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Jun; 173:209697.
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Lessons learned on social health integration: evaluating a novel social health integration and social risk-informed care online continuing professional development course for primary care providers. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Apr 08; 25(1):496.
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Long-term mortality outcome of a primary care-based mobile health intervention for stroke management: Six-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2025 Mar; 22(3):e1004564.
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Variations in documentation of alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnoses across race, ethnicity, and sex in a health system that assesses AUD symptoms as part of routine primary care. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 May; 172:209654.
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Adverse childhood experiences screening in pediatric primary care and changes in the rate of visits to social work and behavioral health. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Feb 08; 25(1):104.
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Nurse Care Management of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment After 3 Years: A Secondary Analysis of the PROUD Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2447447.
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Implementation of a Secure Firearm Storage Program in Pediatric Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 178(11):1104-1113.