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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Primary Health Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Primary Health Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 540 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 37 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	2	1	3
1999	3	6	9
2000	3	2	5
2001	4	5	9
2002	3	1	4
2003	9	7	16
2004	8	6	14
2005	8	10	18
2006	10	5	15
2007	9	8	17
2008	11	3	14
2009	5	6	11
2010	11	4	15
2011	7	8	15
2012	13	6	19
2013	18	8	26
2014	23	5	28
2015	20	4	24
2016	21	7	28
2017	20	17	37
2018	13	6	19
2019	22	14	36
2020	8	13	21
2021	8	18	26
2022	1	21	22
2023	5	18	23
2024	18	14	32
2025	13	8	21
2026	8	4	12

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

Szkwarko D, Kim S, Goldman R, Carter EJ. The Impact of an Advance RI-CTR Award on Tuberculosis Infection Management in Rhode Island. R I Med J (2013). 2026 Jul 01; 109(7):32-35.

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Zinter KE, Burns R, Pinnette E, Legare TB, McNeill SC, Sedelow AL, Moseley J, Snow J, Alexander LM, Stakeman RM, Foster AB. No Roadblocks: How Mobile Primary Care Navigates Barriers to Health Access. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Jun 30; 23(7).

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Dvir Y, Clark MC, Lindquist Lowen KA, Matsudaira M, Straus JH. The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Early Childhood: Implementation and Preliminary Usage Data. Psychiatr Serv. 2026 Aug 01; 77(8):794-797.

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Ball A, Lee CM, Tripp P, Sarvet B, Congdon J. Substance Use Services at Child Psychiatry Access Programs. J Adolesc Health. 2026 Aug; 79(2):282-285.

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West SM, Meyer MRU, Patterson C, Ruffin MT, Calo W, Pagoto S, Conroy D, Doerksen S, Sciamanna CN, Gordon B, Garrow G, Werts-Pelter SJ, Schmitz KH. Increasing physical activity in rural Pennsylvanians: The PA moves trial study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jul; 166:108348.

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McGrath BM, Gold R, Donovan J, Watkins SL, Bunce A, Pisciotta M, Morrissey S, Middendorf M, Fein HL, Sheppler CR, Edelmann AC, Leo MC, Hessler-Jones D, Gottlieb LM. Social Risk-Informed Decision Support and Blood Pressure Control in a Primary Care Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Fam Med. 2026 Mar 23; 24(2):97-103.

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Attar SM, Scott S, Chiu M, Broder-Fingert S, Stone WL. Primary Care Pediatricians' Referral Decisions for Autism in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2026 Mar 01; 157(3).

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Rea CJ, Sklar R, Sprecher E, Chi G, Shea AC, Beasley MA, Kuemmerle K, Pearl M, Nolan ME, Hirsch R, Hernandez B, Dekermanji A, Regan S, Epee-Bounya A, Starmer A. Improving Pediatric Concussion Management in the Primary Care Setting. Pediatrics. 2026 Feb 01; 157(2).

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Lowen KL, Matsudaira M, Clark MC, Dvir Y. Enhancing Primary Care and Behavioral Health Teams' Confidence in Addressing Early Childhood Mental Health Using the Project ECHO Model. Acad Psychiatry. 2026 Jun; 50(3):267-276.

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Vechiu C, Zimmermann M, Aubuchon-Endsley N, Kegley M, Beker K, Hmaidan R, O'Donohue WT. Female Sexual Dysfunction in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Mar; 35(3):247-263.

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