"Family Practice" 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 medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.
Concept/Terms
Family Practice- Family Practice
- Family Practices
- Practice, Family
- Practices, Family
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Family Practice".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Family Practice".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Family Practice" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Family Practice" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1995 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1996 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1997 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 1998 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2000 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2001 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2002 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2004 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2007 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2008 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2009 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Family Practice" by people in Profiles.
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Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Practice - Diagnosis, Harm Reduction, and Medications. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jan 11; 390(2):e3.
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After the MATE Act: Integrating Buprenorphine Prescribing Into Mainstream Family Medicine Education and Practice. Fam Med. 2024 Feb; 56(2):74-75.
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NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis, Version 1.2023. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 09; 21(9):900-909.
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An Evaluation of STFM's National Addiction Curriculum. Fam Med. 2023 06; 55(6):362-366.
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Primary Care Internal Medicine is Dead-Long Live Primary Care Internal Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 07; 38(9):2200-2201.
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Rural Internal Medicine Residencies: Models, Facilitators, Barriers, and Equity Considerations. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 08; 38(11):2607-2612.
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Why Are Family Doctors Still Not Addressing Oral Health? Ann Fam Med. 2023 02; 21(Suppl 2):S103-S105.
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Behavioral Health Within Primary Care Postgraduate Dental Curricula: A Mixed Methods Study. Ann Fam Med. 2023 02; 21(Suppl 2):S4-S13.
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The Relationship Between Medical School Clerkships and Primary Care Specialty Choice: A Narrative Review. Fam Med. 2022 07; 54(7):564-571.
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Developing indicators and measures of high-quality for Australian general practice. Aust J Prim Health. 2022 Jun; 28(3):215-223.