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 511 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 36 publications in 2017 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	2	1	3
1999	4	6	10
2000	3	2	5
2001	4	5	9
2002	3	1	4
2003	8	7	15
2004	8	6	14
2005	8	10	18
2006	10	4	14
2007	9	7	16
2008	9	3	12
2009	5	6	11
2010	11	4	15
2011	7	9	16
2012	13	6	19
2013	18	8	26
2014	22	5	27
2015	20	4	24
2016	20	7	27
2017	19	17	36
2018	14	6	20
2019	22	14	36
2020	8	13	21
2021	8	18	26
2022	0	23	23
2023	5	17	22
2024	18	13	31
2025	6	4	10

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

Ito Fukunaga M, Wiener RS, Toomey S, Wagner J, Shi Q, Balakrishnan K, Nguyen A, Nguyen D, McKee MD, Bankier AA, Sadasivam RS, Crawford SL, Han PK, Houston TK, Mazor KM. Previsit Preparation for Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care Using a Paper Decision Aid and an Automated Text Messaging Program: Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Sep 17; 9:e69044.

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Long KA, Paredes Molina AA, Blakey AO, Oliveira DR, Barahona Paz K, Mateo CM, Cazorla-Garcia I, Abramson MA, Drainoni ML, McKee MD, Rudel RK, Trivedi MK, Garg A. Perspectives on Health-Related Social Needs Screening in Primary Care Among Black and Latine Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2529538.

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Ragavan MI, Schweiberger K, Palakshappa D, Garg A, Hanmer J, Ray K. Nonresponse to Health-Related Social Needs Screening Items Within Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatrics. 2025 Jul 01; 156(1).

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Evans A, VanWyk J, Kerr M, Couper A, Pace WD, Tarabichi Y, Pullen R, Pollack M, Drummond MB, Ohar J, Meldrum C, Han MK, Kaplan A, Winders T, Wisnivesky J, Make B, Federman A, Carter V, Lang K, Mapel D, Hanania NA, Stolz D, Martinez FJ, Price D. Practical strategies for achieving system change in the US: lessons and insights from the CONQUEST quality improvement programme. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2025 Jun 23; 26:e50.

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Shah SJ, Iyer JM, Agha L, Chang Y, Ashburner JM, Atlas SJ, McManus DD, Ellinor PT, Lubitz SA, Singer DE. Identifying a Heterogeneous Effect of Atrial Fibrillation Screening in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the VITAL-AF Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Jul; 18(7):e011482.

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Martinez FJ, Yawn BP, Angulo D, Lopez C, Murray S, Mannino D, Anderson S, Dolor R, Elder N, Joo M, Khan I, Knox LM, Meldrum C, Peters E, Spino C, Tapp H, Thomashow B, Zittleman L, Brown R, Make B, Han MK. Impact of the CAPTURE Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening Tool in U.S. Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 May; 211(5):789-802.

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Mahmud A, Brown MC, Wong ES, Ornelas IJ, Wellman R, Pardee R, Mun S, Singer A, Westbrook E, Barnes K, Haan HD, Lewis CC. Comparison of clinic-based assistance versus a centralized call center on patient-reported social needs: findings from a randomized pilot social health integration program. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 28; 25(1):1171.

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Doerr AJ, Orwig TA, McNulty M, Sison SDM, Paquette DR, Leung R, Ding H, Erban SB, Weinstein BR, Guilarte-Walker Y, Zai AH, Walkey AJ, Soni A, McManus DD, Lin H. Digital Assessment of Cognitive Health in Outpatient Primary Care: Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Mar 12; 9:e66695.

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Ash AS, Alcusky MJ, Ellis RP, Sabatino MJ, Eanet FE, Mick EO. Supporting Primary Care for Medically and Socially Complex Patients in Medicaid Managed Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 02 03; 8(2):e2458170.

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Akhtar S, Silk H, Savageau JA, Stevens GA. Oral health articles in primary care journals: A bibliometric review. J Public Health Dent. 2025 Mar; 85(1):84-91.

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