"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".
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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 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2012 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 2014 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 2015 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 2016 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| 2017 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 2018 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| 2019 | 27 | 13 | 40 |
| 2020 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2022 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physicians" by people in Profiles.
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American Physician Scientist Association annual meetings: celebrating 20 years of physician-scientist training and collaboration. JCI Insight. 2025 Sep 09; 10(17).
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Physician Perceptions of the Evaluation and Management of Incarcerated Patients in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2025 Nov; 78:42-48.
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Ambient Documentation Technology in Clinician Experience of Documentation Burden and Burnout. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2528056.
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Typing Proficiency among Physicians in Internal Medicine: A Pilot Study of Speed and Performance. Appl Clin Inform. 2025 Oct; 16(5):1393-1400.
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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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Physicians' Perspectives Regarding Informal Health Practitioners in Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 May 07; 112(5):1162-1167.
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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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What Two New HBCU Medical Schools Can Mean for Poor and Underserved Populations. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2025; 36(3):1017-1022.
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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.