Family Practice
"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005194
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.340.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Family Practice- Family Practice
- Family Practices
- Practice, Family
- Practices, Family
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Family Practice" by people in Profiles.
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Monjok E, Smesny A, Essien EJ. The specialty of general medical practice/family medicine: the need for development in Nigeria. Niger J Clin Pract. 2010 Sep; 13(3):356-8.
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Petrella RJ, Jones TJ. Do patients receive recommended treatment of osteoporosis following hip fracture in primary care? BMC Fam Pract. 2006 May 09; 7:31.
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Branoff R, Santi K, Campbell JK, Roetzheim R, Oler M. A family practice residency cervical screening project: perceived screening barriers. Fam Med. 1997 Feb; 29(2):119-23.