RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Development of Primary Care Research in North America, Europe, and Australia From 1974 to 2017
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 49
OP 51
DO 10.1370/afm.2328
VO 17
IS 1
A1 Florence Hajjar
A1 Olivier Saint-Lary
A1 Jean-Sébastien Cadwallader
A1 Pierre Chauvin
A1 Alexandre Boutet
A1 Magali Steinecker
A1 Sarah Robert
A1 Gladys Ibanez
YR 2019
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/17/1/49.abstract
AB Research is a necessity for high-quality medicine. We used the MEDLINE database to conduct a bibliometric analysis of research output with respect to primary care by 21 countries. For the period 1974 to 2017, the United States and the United Kingdom stood out in terms of publication volume, and the UK, Canada, and Australia had the greatest percentage of publications in primary care. As of 2017, publications in primary care represented a small proportion of total publications. The countries with the greatest publication productivity possess factors that should be considered with respect to strengthening research in primary care.