"Mortuary Practice" 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.
Activities associated with the disposition of the dead. It excludes cultural practices such as funeral rites.
| Descriptor ID |
D009027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.438
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| Concept/Terms |
Mortuary Practice- Mortuary Practice
- Mortuary Practices
- Practice, Mortuary
- Practices, Mortuary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mortuary Practice" by people in Profiles.
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Seeing Death Up Close: Funeral Directors as Forgotten First Responders in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Public Health. 2021 07; 111(S2):S57-S58.
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Mental Health Status of Canadian Funeral Service Workers at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Occup Environ Med. 2021 06 01; 63(6):e330-e334.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection in mortuary and cemetery workers. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 105:621-625.
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Workplace safety concerns in medico-legal death investigations related to COVID-19. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021 03 07; 15(2):247-253.
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Estimation of differential occupational risk of COVID-19 by comparing risk factors with case data by occupational group. Am J Ind Med. 2021 01; 64(1):39-47.
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Autopsy Services and Emergency Preparedness of a Tertiary Academic Hospital Mortuary for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: The Yale Plan. Adv Anat Pathol. 2020 Nov; 27(6):355-362.
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A roadmap to the safe practice of forensic medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic. J Forensic Leg Med. 2020 Nov; 76:102036.
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Nursing recommendations for facing dissemination of COVID-19 in Brazilian Nursing Homes. Rev Bras Enferm. 2020; 73(suppl 2):e20200260.
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COVID-19: Postmortem Diagnostic and Biosafety Considerations. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2020 Sep; 41(3):143-151.
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COVID-19: the risks for funeral directors. J Public Health (Oxf). 2020 Aug 18; 42(3):655.