"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 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2011 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2012 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2013 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2014 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2016 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 2017 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2018 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 2019 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 2020 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2021 | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 2022 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physicians" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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A Physician Conduct Improvement Program to Address Disruptive Behavior in a Health Care Setting. Am J Med Qual. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 40(6):266-273.
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Trust in doctors, social support, and belief in COVID-19 misinformation. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 02; 25(1):2236.
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Seeking medical wisdom: Development of a physician-defined practical model of wise competence. Med Educ. 2025 Sep; 59(9):938-949.
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Assuring the Provision of Palliative Care as an Ethical Duty for All Physicians. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Jul; 70(1):e25-e27.
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US Geriatric Assessment Practices for Older Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation or Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy: An American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Physician Survey from the Aging Special Interest Group and Committee on Practice Guidelines. Transplant Cell Ther. 2025 May; 31(5):285-296.
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Patient and physician perspectives on disease burden in chronic spontaneous urticaria: A real-world US survey. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2025 Mar; 134(3):315-323.e3.
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When Fulfilling a Professional Obligation Causes Moral Distress: A New Evaluative Approach. J Intensive Care Med. 2026 Jan; 41(1):23-28.
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State Abortion Policy and Moral Distress Among Clinicians Providing Abortion After the Dobbs Decision. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 08 01; 7(8):e2426248.