"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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| 1996 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Family Practice" by people in Profiles.
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The Minority Tax: Stories from Family Physicians. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Feb 20; 37(5):969-973.
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Imprecise Clinical Assessments and Inaccurate Grades: Family Medicine Clerkship Director Perspectives. Fam Med. 2024 Sep; 56(8):471-475.
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Storylines of family medicine XII: family medicine and the healthcare system. Fam Med Community Health. 2024 04 12; 12(Suppl 3).
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The Crucial and Urgent Role of Family Physicians in Increasing COVID-19 Vaccinations. South Med J. 2022 04; 115(4):280-281.
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The Nasopharyngeal and Gut Microbiota in Children in a Pediatric Otolaryngology Practice. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 09; 39(9):e226-e233.
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Family Medicine Clerkship Directors' Handling of Student Mistreatment: Results From a CERA Survey. Fam Med. 2020 05; 52(5):324-331.
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The Health of Children Who Are Immigrants and Refugees: A Review for the General Pediatrician. Pediatr Ann. 2019 Nov 01; 48(11):e455-e460.
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Effective Advocacy for Patients and Communities. Am Fam Physician. 2019 01 01; 99(1):44-46.
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Deliberative stakeholder consultations: creating insights into effective practice-change in family medicine. Fam Pract. 2018 12 12; 35(6):749-752.
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Family Medicine Maternity Care Call to Action: Moving Toward National Standards for Training and Competency Assessment. Fam Med. 2017 Mar; 49(3):211-217.