"Community Medicine" 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 branch of medicine concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community, and with the application of comprehensive care to the prevention and treatment of illness in the entire community.
| Descriptor ID |
D003154
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.220
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Delago C, Gracely E. Evaluation and comparison of a 1-month versus a 2-week community pediatrics and advocacy rotation for pediatric residents. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2007 Nov; 46(9):821-30.
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Brown WW, Peters RM, Ohmit SE, Keane WF, Collins A, Chen SC, King K, Klag MJ, Molony DA, Flack JM. Early detection of kidney disease in community settings: the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP). Am J Kidney Dis. 2003 Jul; 42(1):22-35.
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Sifri RD, Glaser K, Witt DK. Addressing prejudice in medicine during a third-year family medicine clerkship. Acad Med. 2001 May; 76(5):508.
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Young MJ, Laskowski RJ, Sussman EJ. How a community teaching hospital is changing to better serve its community. Acad Med. 1998 May; 73(5):488-93.
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Katsufrakis PJ, Radecki SE. Clinical training in human immunodeficiency virus disease for community physicians. The Los Angeles experience. West J Med. 1992 Jun; 156(6):619-23.
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Helfand AE. Community health: a design for foot health. J Am Podiatry Assoc. 1982 Oct; 72(10):528-9.
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Helfand AE. A conceptual model of a Department of Community Health at a College of Podiatric Medicine. J Am Podiatry Assoc. 1977 Jul; 67(7):465-7.