"Euthanasia" 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.
The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.199 I01.880.735.344.500 N02.421.585.905.199
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| Concept/Terms |
Euthanasia- Euthanasia
- Mercy Killing
- Killing, Mercy
- Killings, Mercy
- Mercy Killings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia" by people in Profiles.
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Relationship Between COVID-19, Euthanasia and Old Age: A Study from a Legal-Ethical Perspective. J Relig Health. 2021 Aug; 60(4):2250-2284.
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Euthanasia, medically assisted dying or assisted suicide: time for psychiatrists to say no. Australas Psychiatry. 2020 Apr; 28(2):160-163.
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The advocates of euthanasia in patients with mental illness are going in the wrong direction. Br J Psychiatry. 2019 03; 214(3):171.
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[Organ donation following ehthanasia: Tolerable reality?] J Healthc Qual Res. 2019 Jan - Feb; 34(1):40-41.
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'Please make comfortable': prescribing opioids in the wake of Gosport. Br J Gen Pract. 2018 Oct; 68(675):462-463.
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Physician-related determinants of medical end-of-life decisions - A mortality follow-back study in Switzerland. PLoS One. 2018; 13(9):e0203960.
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Health Law: The Past and the Future. J Law Med. 2018 Jul; 25(4):869-893.
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Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Emerging Issues From a Global Perspective. J Palliat Care. 2018 Oct; 33(4):197-203.
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Acute kidney injury in cats and dogs: A proportional meta-analysis of case series studies. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1):e0190772.
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Euthanasia and palliative sedation in Belgium. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2018 Sep; 8(3):307-313.