"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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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2021 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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Health in justice or health injustice? Indigenous Maori experiences of primary care following release from New Zealand prisons: a national record study. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Nov; 384:118543.
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Association Between Electronic Patient Portal Enrollment and HIV Care Outcomes Among People Living with HIV at an Urban Academic Medical Center. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jan; 30(1):315-318.
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Primary Care Clinician Perspectives on Older Adult Chronic Pain Management and Clinical Decision Support: Qualitative Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 26; 9:e74381.
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Integrating secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease into the primary healthcare system in Northern Uganda. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Aug 22; 10(8).
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Assessing Change in Medical Management of Early Pregnancy Loss before and after Implementation of a Learning Collaborative for Initiation of Mifepristone Use. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Sep; 29(9):1318-1325.
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Reducing Repeat Emergency Department Visits for Low-Acuity Patients Using a Healthcare Connection Program. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Jun 25; 26(4):853-862.
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Triadic Primary Care Encounters Managing Medications Among Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives. Gerontologist. 2025 Jun 12; 65(7).
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Geographic and Sociodemographic Factors and Receipt of Metabolic Disease Specialty Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 05 01; 8(5):e2511559.
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An electronic health record-based strategy to increase PrEP decision-making among cisgender women in primary care: results of a randomized pilot study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Apr 24; 25(1):589.
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Evaluating Clinical Decision Supports to Improve Adolescent Depression Screening and Management in Pediatric Primary Care. Acad Pediatr. 2025 08; 25(6):102839.