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 306 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 29 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	6	5	11
2016	11	9	20
2017	17	12	29
2018	14	6	20
2019	9	6	15
2020	6	9	15
2021	10	8	18
2022	1	6	7
2023	2	7	9
2024	11	3	14
2025	15	7	22
2026	3	0	3

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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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Kosowan L, O'Rourke JJ, Howse D, Williams L, Adekoya I, Seshie AZ, Delahunty-Pike A, Smithman MA, Katz A, Abaga E, Zsager A, Cooney J, Robinson M, Senior DM, Aubrey-Bassler K, Marshall EG, Neudorf C, Muhajarine N, Fortuna I, Gupta A, Pinto AD. Implementing the screening for poverty and related social determinants and intervening to improve knowledge of and links to resources (SPARK) in primary care clinics across Canada. Fam Pract. 2026 Apr 03; 43(3).

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Farmer MM, Hamilton AB, Finley EP, Lee ML, Chanfreau C, Than C, Brunner J, Schweizer CA, Moin T, Bean-Mayberry B. Implementation of a cardiovascular toolkit in primary care increased women Veterans' engagement in behavior change programs: results from a non-randomized stepped wedge trial. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Jan 08; 27(1).

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Leung LB, Brayton CE, Shepardson RL, Gray CP, Lee ML, Funderburk JS, Fortney JC. Leveraging COVID-19 to modernise depression care for VA primary care populations: protocol for a sequential explanatory mixed method evaluation. BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 15; 15(12):e094624.

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Ashaye A, Dang P, Adepoju OE. Utilization Patterns in an Urban Direct Primary Care Model: A Case Study. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 16:21501319251391011.

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Baltrus P, Li C, Douglas M, Gaglioti A, Mack D. Identifying Long Term All-Cause Mortality Trends in US Counties from 2011 to 2020 and Associated Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Primary Care Physicians Supply. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 16:21501319251396046.

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Li C, Chung-Bridges K, Douglas MD, Espinoza K, Mubasher M, Gaglioti A, Bailey B, Mack DH, Baltrus PT. Changes in Rates of Uncontrolled Hypertension Among Federally Qualified Health Center Patients, 2019 to 2022: State-Level Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Analysis. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 16:21501319251386942.

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Marino M, Lucas JA, Guzman EV, Datta R, Kaufmann J, Ezekiel-Herrera D, Abra?do-Lanza AF, Anaya YB, Bello E, Camacho-Rivera M, Celed?n JC, Galvez E, Garcia L, Hayes-Bautista DE, Mina J, Phipps M, Suglia SF, Heintzman J. Trends, Innovations, and Future Care for Chronic Conditions in Latinos: A Report From the 2024 Latino Primary Care Summit. Ann Fam Med. 2025 Nov 24; 23(6):546-551.

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Gabinet-Equihua A, Daneshvarfard M, Wang R, Beyer A, Martin D, Condon A, Katz A, Hedden L, Brown-Shreves D, Kay J, MacLeod P, van der Linden C, Kiran T. Experiences and preferences of people without access to primary care: Results from a national cross-sectional survey in Canada. Can Fam Physician. 2025 Nov-Dec; 71(11-12):730-739.

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Hutchison B, Aggarwal M, Shannon H, Katz A, Wong ST, Marshall EG. Author ordering and citation-based measures of scholarly impact: Implications for research assessment. Can Fam Physician. 2025 10; 71(10):e244-e250.

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