"Physicians" 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.
Individuals licensed to practice medicine.
| Descriptor ID |
D010820
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.810 N02.360.810
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Physicians".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Physicians".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Physicians" by people in this website by year, and whether "Physicians" 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2012 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2014 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 2015 | 23 | 6 | 29 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 2017 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 2018 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2019 | 23 | 11 | 34 |
| 2020 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physicians" by people in Profiles.
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How Should Physicians Manage Traumatic Injuries Sustained During Incarceration? AMA J Ethics. 2025 Apr 01; 27(4):E242-248.
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Equity-based narratives in physician-family conversations about goals of care. Fam Syst Health. 2025 Mar; 43(1):150-156.
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Preparing Physician-Scientists for the Future of Academic Medicine. Pediatrics. 2024 Nov 01; 154(5).
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AOA Critical Issues Symposium: The Disruptive Physician: Bad Apple or Toxic Tree? J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Jan 01; 107(1):104-110.
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Private Equity Acquisition of Physician Practices-Looking for Ethical Guidance From Professional Societies. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Sep 06; 5(9):e242767.
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Psychometric evaluation of clinician- and caregiver-reported clinical severity assessments for individuals with CDKL5 deficiency disorder. Epilepsia. 2024 Oct; 65(10):3064-3075.
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Conducting Physician Engagement Research in a Pandemic: Persevering when Burnout Mitigation Is Needed Most. J Palliat Med. 2024 Oct; 27(10):1374-1378.
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Empathy Unmasked: Patient Perception of Physician Empathy in an Oncologic Emergency Setting. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Personal Protective Equipment Wear versus Unmasked Video Communication. J Emerg Med. 2025 Jan; 68:43-53.
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Physician infertility: a structured literature review. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2024 Sep; 41(9):2227-2235.
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Classification of Patients' Judgments of Their Physicians in Web-Based Written Reviews Using Natural Language Processing: Algorithm Development and Validation. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Aug 01; 26:e50236.