"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 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2012 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2014 | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| 2015 | 23 | 6 | 29 |
| 2016 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2018 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 2019 | 27 | 13 | 40 |
| 2020 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physicians" by people in Profiles.
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Predoctoral grant writing among physician-scientist trainees: a national survey of barriers and facilitators of success. JCI Insight. 2026 Oct 08; 11(19).
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Facilitating Decision Making at End of Life: How Physicians' Experiences Can Inform the Work of Clinical Ethicists. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2026 Jul-Sep; 17(3):174-181.
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Using "Own-Point-of-View" Video and Stimulated Recall to Reveal Physician Thought Processes: A Methodology Paper. West J Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 16; 27(4):1073-1081.
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Agitation: A Clinical Review for Emergency Physicians. J Emerg Med. 2026 Sep; 88:256-269.
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Decision-making criteria in polygenic embryo screening: A survey of reproductive medicine physicians. Genet Med. 2026 08; 28(8):102631.
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Ethno-racial trauma and well-being in medical education: A scoping review of U.S. physician trainees and medical students. J Natl Med Assoc. 2026 Aug; 118(4):581-625.
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Abortion Bans and Pregnancy-Related Care Across Physician Specialties: A Qualitative Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 06 01; 9(6):e2619644.
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Effect of Awareness of Excessive Use of Force on the Psychological Well-being and Workplace Environment of Emergency Physicians: A Pilot Study. West J Emerg Med. 2026 May 18; 27(3):688-697.
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Changes in Clinician Time Expenditure and Visit Quantity With Adoption of Artificial Intelligence-Powered Scribes: A Multisite Study. JAMA. 2026 04 28; 335(16):1408-1417.
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Workplace Accommodations and Attrition Among Physicians With Disabilities. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 03 02; 9(3):e261922.