Primary Health Care

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N04.590.233.727
Concept/Terms	Primary Health Care Primary Health Care Care, Primary Health Health Care, Primary Primary Healthcare Healthcare, Primary Primary Care Care, Primary

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Primary Health Care".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]

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Bar chart showing 291 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 28 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	2	0	2
2000	1	2	3
2001	2	0	2
2002	4	1	5
2003	6	2	8
2004	4	2	6
2005	4	4	8
2006	4	4	8
2007	5	6	11
2008	9	2	11
2009	7	4	11
2010	2	5	7
2011	3	3	6
2012	8	3	11
2013	6	5	11
2014	9	3	12
2015	7	5	12
2016	11	9	20
2017	16	12	28
2018	14	7	21
2019	9	6	15
2020	6	9	15
2021	10	8	18
2022	1	6	7
2023	2	7	9
2024	11	2	13
2025	7	3	10

Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in Profiles.

Thind BS, Maddalena M, Baqai W, Frencher SK, Jih WW. Evaluating the Impact of an eConsult Platform on Specialty Care Access for Medicaid Patients. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Sep 15; 38(3):592-598.

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Kosowan L, Katz A, Howse D, Adekoya I, Delahunty-Pike A, Seshie AZ, Marshall EG, Aubrey-Bassler K, Abaga E, Cooney J, Robinson M, Senior D, Zsager A, O'Rourke JJ, Neudorf C, Irwin M, Muhajarine N, Pinto AD. Validation of a standardised approach to collect sociodemographic and social needs data in Canadian primary care: cross-sectional study of the SPARK tool. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 09; 15(9):e091318.

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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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Cappas NM, Toro Y, Hoyos V. Insights into workforce development: An exploratory study of primary care psychology internship graduate careers. Fam Syst Health. 2025 Sep; 43(3):545-549.

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Hu N, Yin W, Noon RI, Alabdullatif N. The Longitudinal Relationship Between Physical Functions and Cognitive Functions Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Primary Care. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jun 06; 22(6).

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Ogbeide SA, Johnson-Esparza Y, George D. Applying Bloom's Taxonomy in Primary Care Behavioural Health Training. Clin Teach. 2025 Jun; 22(3):e70099.

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Kiran T, Thelen R, Szymanski K, Daneshvarfard M, Rajendra KL, Lim J, Garabet M, Mayer L, Black S, Waterbury JD, Katz A, Condon A, Lavergne MR, Stringer K, Breton M, Kovacina N, Buss M, Kay J, MacLeod P, Mitra G. Public priorities for primary care in Canada: Report on insights and actionable recommendations from 5 provincial reference panels. Can Fam Physician. 2025 06; 71(6):396-405.

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de la Roche L, Singh M, Tipton M, Adepoju O. A Scoping Review of Inclusive Best Practices in Geriatric Primary Care. J Appl Gerontol. 2026 Feb; 45(2):375-381.

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Lavergne MR, Easley J, Grudniewicz A, Hedden L, McDonald T, Rudoler D, Saur? A, Correia RH, Dufour ?, Gallant F, Hakim J, Johnson C, Jose C, Katz A, MacKenzie A, Martin-Misener R, McCracken R, Nethery E, Piccinini-Vallis H, Peterson S, Scott I, Shiplett H, Simkin S, Spencer S, Thelen R, Welton S, Wilson E. Changing primary care capacity in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial mixed methods study. BMJ Open. 2025 Mar 21; 15(3):e099302.

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Huttle A, Rombola C, Ortin-Peralta A, Abramson EL, Waseem M, Miranda R. Differences in Reporting Suicide Ideation and Attempt: Implications for Suicide Risk Screening in Pediatric Primary Care. Acad Pediatr. 2025 May-Jun; 25(4):102795.

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