"Physicians" 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.
Individuals licensed to practice medicine.
| Descriptor ID |
D010820
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.810 N02.360.810
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Physicians".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Physicians".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Physicians" by people in this website by year, and whether "Physicians" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2010 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2011 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2012 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2013 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2014 | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 2015 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2016 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 2017 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 2019 | 32 | 5 | 37 |
| 2020 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 2021 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physicians" by people in Profiles.
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Navigating physician-scientist careers: insights from American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway graduates. JCI Insight. 2026 08 24; 11(16).
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Mortality, Health Care Use, and Spending Patterns During South Korea's Trainee Physicians' Walkout. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 07 01; 9(7):e2622131.
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Practical Wisdom Through Narratives as Told by Medical Students and Physicians. South Med J. 2026 May 04; 119(5):242-251.
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Risk Perceptions of Substance Use Recovery Disclosure in Medical School Applications: A National Sample of Physicians and Dentists. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Jul; 41(9):2560-2566.
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Survey of burnout in U.S. Epilepsy physicians. Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Mar; 176:110887.
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On Becoming the "Good Physician": Lessons from a Commencement Address. Perspect Biol Med. 2026; 69(2):167-173.
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EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being. AMA J Ethics. 2025 11 01; 27(11):E796-807.
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The Adolescent Athlete and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement. 2025 Update. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2026 02 01; 58(2):371-402.
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Family-building patterns of proceduralist and non-proceduralist physicians. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2025 Oct; 42(10):3461-3477.
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The ethics of climate change and health-care delivery: a national survey of US-based physicians. Lancet Planet Health. 2025 Aug; 9(8):101289.