Named Groups

Primary Care Physicians

Providers of initial care for patients. These PHYSICIANS refer patients when appropriate for secondary or specialist care.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Providers of initial care for patients. These PHYSICIANS refer patients when appropriate for secondary or specialist care.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Physicians, Primary Care
  • Physician, Primary Care
  • Primary Care Physician

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Physicians, Family (1980-2010)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. M01w.526.485.810w.800w
  2. N02.360.810w.795w

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NLM Classification

W 89

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Primary Care Physicians. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058007. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058007
  2. Primary Care Physicians. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_care_physician
  3. Primary Care Physicians. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55379489