 Primary Health Care
"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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| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1998 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 1999 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2000 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2001 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2002 | 16 | 2 | 18 | | 2003 | 10 | 6 | 16 | | 2004 | 15 | 8 | 23 | | 2005 | 19 | 5 | 24 | | 2006 | 15 | 12 | 27 | | 2007 | 11 | 7 | 18 | | 2008 | 21 | 7 | 28 | | 2009 | 20 | 8 | 28 | | 2010 | 21 | 11 | 32 | | 2011 | 21 | 12 | 33 | | 2012 | 20 | 12 | 32 | | 2013 | 29 | 13 | 42 | | 2014 | 41 | 22 | 63 | | 2015 | 56 | 19 | 75 | | 2016 | 43 | 21 | 64 | | 2017 | 37 | 18 | 55 | | 2018 | 47 | 18 | 65 | | 2019 | 55 | 20 | 75 | | 2020 | 22 | 31 | 53 | | 2021 | 26 | 36 | 62 | | 2022 | 4 | 50 | 54 | | 2023 | 9 | 39 | 48 | | 2024 | 38 | 21 | 59 | | 2025 | 32 | 21 | 53 | | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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Calvert ML, Thomas LA, Kloster HM, Suzuki T, McLeigh J. The PedsQL Family Impact Module for Assessment of Foster and Kinship Caregiver Functioning in Pediatric Primary Care. J Pediatr Psychol. 2026 Mar 01; 51(3):302-316.
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Gruber AF, Van Sandt A, Carpenter CW, Loveridge S. Nurse practitioner training and local medical provider supply. J Health Econ. 2026 Mar; 106:103121.
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Lobo I, Koon K, Potthast K, Ozmina K, Billups SJ. A Multi-Intervention Approach to Blood Pressure Control: A Description of How a Large University Based Primary Care Clinic Tackled Hypertension. Popul Health Manag. 2026 Feb; 29(1):18-26.
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Nederveld A, Robertson EA, Lanigan AM, Callen EF, Clay TL, Fehnert B, Chrones L, Martin ML, McCue M, Hester CM, Filippi MK. Patient and Care Team Perspectives of Barriers to and Facilitators for the Implementation of a Digital Health Program for Depression in Primary Care: Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Jan 29; 28:e72003.
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Fortney JC, Kaysen DL, Engel CC, Cerimele JM, Nolan JP, Chase E, Blanchard BE, Hauge S, Bechtel J, Taylor A, Acierno R, Nagel N, Sripada RK, Painter JT, DeBeer BB, Zimberoff A, Bluett EJ, Teo AR, Morland LA, Grubbs K, Sloan DM, Marx BP, Heagerty PJ. Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness of Primary Care Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Dec 01; 82(12):1203-1215.
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Schuttner L, Theis M, Wong E, Staloff J, McQueen RB, Nelson K, Ralston JD, Coyle L, Hagan S, Schult T, Solt T, Ritchey K, Rosland AM. Patient-Centered Prioritization of Health Care Processes for Multimorbidity. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2549693.
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Mukasakindi H, Nshimyiryo A, Smith SL, Mukandayisenga V, Ndayisaba A, Mulindabigwi A, Kateera F, Karema N, Mubiligi JM, Cubaka VK, Barnhart DA. Clinical outcomes of a primary care mental health implementation program scale-up in the Eastern Province of Rwanda: a prospective cohort study. BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Nov 20; 25(1):1112.
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Tuffield D, Smith-Holmquist N, McCormick SJ, Benton MJ. Knowledge and attitudes among primary care pediatric nurse practitioners regarding the care of transgender patients. J Pediatr Nurs. 2026 Jan-Feb; 86:231-238.
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Billups SJ, Daffron A, Harty C, Schilling LM, Lowe RN, Lobo I. Centralized outreach with embedded pharmacist e-consultation to reduce therapeutic inertia and improve blood pressure control. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2025 Nov 07; 82(22):1249-1255.
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Doan TT, Wright DR, DeJonckheere M, Hutton DW, Ray KN, Prosser LA. Physician Preferences for Universal Routine Depression Screening for Adolescents in Primary Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Nov 03; 8(11):e2545361.
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