"Beneficence" 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 state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). The ethical principle of BENEFICENCE requires producing net benefit over harm. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
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D026686
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.830.500 N05.350.958.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Beneficence" by people in Profiles.
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Counselling for COVID-19 vaccine is necessary: Balancing the autonomy, beneficence and non-maleficence in the context of accelerating vaccine development. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Jun; 75(6):e14015.
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Caring for their own: How firm actions to protect essential workers and CEO benevolence influenced stakeholder sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Appl Psychol. 2021 Jun; 106(6):811-824.
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Using AI ethically to tackle covid-19. BMJ. 2021 03 15; 372:n364.
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Utilitarian Principlism as a Framework for Crisis Healthcare Ethics. HEC Forum. 2021 Jun; 33(1-2):45-60.
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COVID 19: prioritise autonomy, beneficence and conversations before score-based triage. Age Ageing. 2021 01 08; 50(1):11-15.
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There are no in-principle ethical objections to controlled voluntary SARS-CoV-2 infection. Bioethics. 2021 03; 35(3):237-245.
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Ethics of Midwifery Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2020 11; 65(6):731-732.
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Ethics of sharing medical knowledge with the community: is the physician responsible for medical outreach during a pandemic? J Med Ethics. 2020 Nov; 46(11):732-735.
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Bioethical considerations for cancer patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future Oncol. 2020 Dec; 16(34):2779-2781.
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Understanding Ethical and Legal Obligations in a Pandemic: A Taxonomy of "Duty" for Health Practitioners. J Bioeth Inq. 2020 Dec; 17(4):697-701.