Health Care

Primary Health Care

Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)

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Abstract

Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Primary Care
  • Primary Healthcare
  • Care, Primary
  • Care, Primary Health
  • Health Care, Primary
  • Healthcare, Primary

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9 allowable subheadings

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

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IM

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74(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Comprehensive Health Care (1968-1971)

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  1. N04w.590.233.727w

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W 84.6

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Primary Health Care. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011320. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011320
  2. Primary Health Care. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_health_care
  3. Primary Health Care. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q623543