"Community Medicine" 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 branch of medicine concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community, and with the application of comprehensive care to the prevention and treatment of illness in the entire community.
| Descriptor ID |
D003154
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.220
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Defining the concept of primary care in South Korea using a Delphi method. Fam Med. 2007 Jun; 39(6):425-31.
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Teaching professionalism within a community context: perspectives from a national demonstration project. Acad Med. 2005 Apr; 80(4):339-43.
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Lessons learned from community site administrators involved in pediatric community rotations. Ambul Pediatr. 2004 Jan-Feb; 4(1 Suppl):121-3.
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Task-oriented processes in care (TOPIC): a proven model for teaching ambulatory care. Fam Med. 2003 May; 35(5):337-42.
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Teaching behaviors used by community-based preceptors for a family and community medicine clerkship. Fam Med. 2000 Nov-Dec; 32(10):678-80.
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Bus rounds for palliative care education in the community. CMAJ. 1997 Sep 15; 157(6):729-32.
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[The Mexican experience of social service in medicine. Perspectives on an ongoing effort]. Educ Med Salud. 1994 Jul-Sep; 28(3):341-54.