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Descriptor English: Primary Health Care
Descriptor Spanish: Atención Primaria de Salud
Descriptor atención primaria de la salud
Entry term(s) asistencia sanitaria de primer nivel
atención primaria
Scope note: Cuidados que proporcionan servicios de salud integrados y accesibles por clínicos responsables de resolver una amplia mayoría de las necesidades personales de atención a la salud, que desarrollan una relación continuada con los pacientes, trabajando en el contexto de la familia y la comunidad. (Traducción libre del original: JAMA 1995;273(3):192)
Descriptor Portuguese: Atenção Primária à Saúde
Descriptor French: Soins de santé primaires
Entry term(s): Care, Primary
Care, Primary Health
Health Care, Primary
Healthcare, Primary
Primary Care
Primary Healthcare
Tree number(s): N04.590.233.727
SP2.630.121
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011320
Scope note: 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)
Annotation: IM
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Comprehensive Health Care (1968-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 74; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-78
History Note: 74(72)
Related: Basic Health Services DeCS
DeCS ID: 11756
Unique ID: D011320
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Primary Health Care - Preferred
Concept UI M0017576
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Primary Health Care
Entry term(s) Care, Primary
Care, Primary Health
Health Care, Primary
Healthcare, Primary
Primary Care
Primary Healthcare



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