 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)
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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 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1999 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2000 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2001 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2002 | 15 | 2 | 17 | | 2003 | 10 | 6 | 16 | | 2004 | 15 | 8 | 23 | | 2005 | 19 | 5 | 24 | | 2006 | 14 | 10 | 24 | | 2007 | 11 | 7 | 18 | | 2008 | 20 | 7 | 27 | | 2009 | 20 | 8 | 28 | | 2010 | 18 | 11 | 29 | | 2011 | 19 | 11 | 30 | | 2012 | 20 | 12 | 32 | | 2013 | 30 | 13 | 43 | | 2014 | 41 | 22 | 63 | | 2015 | 55 | 18 | 73 | | 2016 | 43 | 21 | 64 | | 2017 | 39 | 18 | 57 | | 2018 | 50 | 18 | 68 | | 2019 | 53 | 20 | 73 | | 2020 | 22 | 30 | 52 | | 2021 | 26 | 36 | 62 | | 2022 | 4 | 48 | 52 | | 2023 | 9 | 37 | 46 | | 2024 | 39 | 21 | 60 | | 2025 | 36 | 24 | 60 | | 2026 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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Huddleston H, Martinez J, Cook J, Trapp M, Chen NC, Schwander K, Moss S, Palkimas S. Assessing the impact of pharmacist-led interventions on glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist access and treatment outcomes. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2026 Jun; 32(6):651-659.
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Wright EE, Low Wang CC, Novak LM, Shubrook JH. Misclassification of type 1 diabetes as type 2 diabetes in adults: practical guidance for screening and diagnosis for primary care providers. Postgrad Med. 2026 May; 138(4):396-407.
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Lanigan AM, Callen EF, Filippi MK, Robertson EA, Clay TL, Nederveld A, Fehnert B, Chrones L, Martin ML, McCue M, Hester CM. Comparing Usual Care With Coordinated Clinician and Patient Use of Mobile Technology in Primary Care for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Practice-Based Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 May 06; 10:e71662.
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VanWyk J, Kostiuk M, Grim S, Halliwell C, Kessler R. Understanding patterns of behavioral health referrals for chronic disease in integrated care settings. BMC Prim Care. 2026 05 01; 27(1).
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Reddy A, Gunnink E, Wheat CL, Pawlikowski S, Payne CM, Wiltz S, Hubert TL, Kirsh S, Carey E, Hill D, Nelson KM. Rapid Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Technology Used for Ambient Dictation in Primary Care: Comparing the Quality of Documentation of Artificial Intelligence-Generated and Human-Produced Clinical Notes. Ann Intern Med. 2026 06; 179(6):765-772.
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Perreault L, Rodriguez C, Smith PC, Kramer ES, Tolle L, Williams J, Pan Q. Mediators and moderators of successful population-level weight management in primary care: results from the PATHWEIGH cluster-randomized pragmatic trial. Int J Obes (Lond). 2026 06; 50(6):1369-1372.
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Bellantoni J, Katz M, Hayes J, Peng M, Purdy H, Schilling LM, Lum HD, Juarez-Colunga E, Mahi MH, Shanbhag P, Tietz S. Implementation of an Acute Care Clinic Model to Improve Access to Care and Reduce Low Acuity Emergency Department Use. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 06; 74(6):1738-1746.
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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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Fuest S, McDonnell PJ, Forget N. The Primary Care Exception During and After a Public Health Emergency. Fam Med. 2026 Mar; 58(3):220-223.
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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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