Development of Primary Care Research in North America, Europe, and Australia From 1974 to 2017

Florence Hajjar (1) , Olivier Saint-Lary (2, 3) , Jean-Sébastien Cadwallader (2) , Pierre Chauvin (4) , Alexandre Boutet (5) , Magali Steinecker (1) , Sarah Robert (4) , Gladys Ibanez (4)

1 SU - Sorbonne Université
2 CESP - Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations
3 UVSQ Santé - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - UFR Sciences de la santé Simone Veil
4 iPLESP - Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique
5 BIUS - Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de santé

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.

Mots clés: Research report; Primary Care; Family Practice; General Practice; General Practitioners; Physicians; Primary care; Primary Health Care; family

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie; Histoire

Florence Hajjar, Olivier Saint-Lary, Jean-Sébastien Cadwallader, Pierre Chauvin, Alexandre Boutet, et al.. Development of Primary Care Research in North America, Europe, and Australia From 1974 to 2017. Annals of Family Medicine, 2019, 17 (1), pp.49-51. ⟨10.1370/afm.2328⟩. ⟨hal-03761129⟩