"Physicians, Family" 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.
Those physicians who have completed the education requirements specified by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
| Descriptor ID |
D010821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.810.770 N02.360.810.770
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Physicians, Family".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Physicians, Family" by people in this website by year, and whether "Physicians, Family" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physicians, Family" 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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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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Family Physicians' Perceived Prevalence, Safety, and Screening for Cigarettes, Marijuana, and Electronic-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use during Pregnancy. J Am Board Fam Med. 2017 Nov-Dec; 30(6):743-757.
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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.
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Perceived clinical skill degradation of Army family physicians after deployment. Fam Med. 2015 May; 47(5):343-8.
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Impact of the American Heart Association scientific statement on screening electrocardiograms and stimulant medications. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Feb; 165(2):166-70.
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Referral patterns of primary care physicians for chronic kidney disease in general population and geriatric patients. Clin Nephrol. 2010 Apr; 73(4):260-7.
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Attitudes of Arkansas' primary care physicians toward the HPV vaccine. J Ark Med Soc. 2009 Nov; 106(5):113-7.
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Protecting an endangered species: training physicians to conduct clinical research. Acad Med. 2009 Apr; 84(4):439-45.