"Family Practice" 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.
A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.
| Descriptor ID |
D005194
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.340.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Family Practice- Family Practice
- Family Practices
- Practice, Family
- Practices, Family
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Family Practice" by people in this website by year, and whether "Family Practice" 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Family Practice" by people in Profiles.
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Shah AQ, Elma A, Shnitzer H, Yang L, Price DJ, Howard M, Fran?ois J, Katz A, Grierson L. Impact of grassroots development of interprofessional team-based practices: Retrospective matched cohort study using ICES data. Can Fam Physician. 2026 May; 72(5):332-340.
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Aggarwal M, Scott G, Upshur REG, Katz A, Kulasegaram K. Toward a family medicine capability framework for Canada: From competence to capability. Can Fam Physician. 2026 Apr; 72(4):257-267.
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Elma A, Shah AQ, Shnitzer H, Yang L, Okoh A, Howard M, Francois J, Katz A, Price D, Grierson L. Grassroots development of interprofessional primary care teams: a qualitative study in Canadian family practices. Br J Gen Pract. 2025 10 01; 75(759):e721-e729.
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Hedden L, Grudniewicz A, Katz A, Lavergne MR, McDonald T, Rudoler D, Austin N, Halas G, Spencer S, Thelen R, Mathews M, McCracken R, McGrail K, Shiplett H, Strumpf EC. Informing family physician payment reform in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial, multimethod study. BMJ Open. 2025 Jun 20; 15(6):e103894.
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Johnson MS, Otolorin A. The Role of PhDs in Family Medicine Research. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Nov; 37(Supplement2):S53-S55.
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Ogbeide S, George D, Sandoval A, Johnson-Esparza Y, Villacampa MM. Clinical Efforts Double Disparity for Nonphysician URiM Faculty: Implications for Academic Family Medicine. Fam Med. 2024 06; 56(6):346-352.
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Katz A, Singer AG. Future of family medicine in Canada: Four evidence-based strategies for health care transformation. Can Fam Physician. 2024 03; 70(3):155-157.
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Aggarwal M, Scott G, Kokorelias KM, Kulasegaram K, Katz A, Upshur REG. Defining the capabilities and competencies of high-performing family physicians: a mixed methods study. BMJ Open. 2023 08 17; 13(8):e072266.
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Rudoler D, Peterson S, Stock D, Taylor C, Wilton D, Blackie D, Burge F, Glazier RH, Goldsmith L, Grudniewicz A, Hedden L, Jamieson M, Katz A, MacKenzie A, Marshall E, McCracken R, McGrail K, Scott I, Wong ST, Lavergne MR. Changes over time in patient visits and continuity of care among graduating cohorts of family physicians in 4 Canadian provinces. CMAJ. 2022 12 12; 194(48):E1639-E1646.
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Adepoju OE, Tran L, Agwuncha R, Chae M, Franco-Castano J, Angelocci T, Liaw W. Associations between Patient- and Provider Level Factors, and Telemedicine Use in Family Medicine Clinics. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 May-Jun; 35(3):457-464.