"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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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 Jun; 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.
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Rolita L, Galiza J, Chen J, Siriwardhana C, Tseng CW, Buenconsejo-Lum L. Quality Improvement Projects as Training Tools for Family Medicine Residents and Faculty. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2022 04; 81(4):94-100.
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Bazargan M, Cobb S, Assari S. Discrimination and Medical Mistrust in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of California Adults. Ann Fam Med. 2021 Jan-Feb; 19(1):4-15.
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Sairenji T, Stumbar SE, Garba NA, Bhoite P, de la Cruz MS, Stubbs C, Emerson J, Babalola D, Kelley D, Everard KM. Moving Toward a Standardized National Family Medicine Subinternship Curriculum: Results From a CERA Clerkship Directors Survey. Fam Med. 2020 06; 52(7):523-527.