"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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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Family Practice" by people in Profiles.
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Vecchio A, Nandawula B, Sawyer K, Amisi JA, Szkwarko D, Chang KZ. Authorship Inequity in Global Health Research Conducted in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Published in High-Income Country Family Medicine Journals. Ann Fam Med. 2025 May 27; 23(3):223-230.
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Barr WB, Peterson LE, Fleischer S, Bazemore AW. The Association Between Residency Characteristics and Graduates Caring for Children: A Family Medicine Residency Outcomes Project. Fam Med. 2025 Feb; 57(2):113-122.
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Lindley AR, Ricklefs C, Kost A, Patterson DG, Evans DV, Sturges D, Bennett IM, Cawse-Lucas J. Changes in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Activities of Family Medicine Departments. Fam Med. 2025 Jan; 57(1):20-27.
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Brown H, Brandt DR, Chen J, Hawkins K, Dong KR, Altman W. Effect of a Family Medicine Wellness Group Program on Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance Outcomes. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Nov-Dec; 37(6):1038-1046.
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Barr WB, Fleischer S, Peterson LE. Family Medicine Residents Intentions to Provide Gender Affirming Care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Sep-Oct; 37(5):974-975.
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Barr WB, DeMarco MP. Family Medicine Obstetrics: Answering the Call. Ann Fam Med. 2024 Sep-Oct; 22(5):367-368.
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Muir R, Feld LD, Verduzco-Gutierrez M. Re: Why Do Physicians Depart Their Practice? A Qualitative Study of Attrition in a Multispecialty Ambulatory Practice Network. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 May-Jun; 37(3):514-515.
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Ventres WB, Stone LA, LaVallee LA, Loxterkamp D, Brown JR, Waxman DM, Dorward PS, Cawse-Lucas J, Mauksch LB, Kieber-Emmons AM, Crabtree BF, Miller WL, Brohm VM, Daaleman TP, Bossenbroek Fedoriw K. Storylines of family medicine VI: ways of being-in the office with patients. Fam Med Community Health. 2024 Apr 12; 12(Suppl 3).
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Ventres WB, Stone LA, Akhtar R, Ring JM, Candib LM, Messias E, Epstein RM, Tunzi M, Lee AL, Morley CP, Brown CM, Slawson D, Konkin J, Campbell DG, Couper I, Williams S, Brooks R, Walters L. Storylines of family medicine IV: perspectives on practice-lenses of appreciation. Fam Med Community Health. 2024 Apr 12; 12(Suppl 3).
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Ventres WB, Stone LA, Barnard KC, Shields SG, Nelson MJ, Svetaz MV, Keegan CM, Heidelbaugh JJ, Beck PB, Marchand L. Storylines of family medicine VII: family medicine across the lifespan. Fam Med Community Health. 2024 Apr 12; 12(Suppl 3).