 Death
"Death" 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.
Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.
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D003643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Death" by people in this website by year, and whether "Death" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Death" by people in Profiles.
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Cunningham RM, Goldstick J, Carter PM. The Major Causes of Death in Children. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2019 04 04; 380(14):1385.
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Azhar A, Bruera E. Outcome measurement and complex physical, psychosocial and spiritual experiences of death and dying. Ann Palliat Med. 2018 Oct; 7(Suppl 3):S231-S243.
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Yamaoka Y. How to eliminate gastric cancer-related death worldwide? Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 07; 15(7):407-408.
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Fagundes CP, Murdock KW, LeRoy A, Baameur F, Thayer JF, Heijnen C. Spousal bereavement is associated with more pronounced ex vivo cytokine production and lower heart rate variability: Mechanisms underlying cardiovascular risk? Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 07; 93:65-71.
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Kurihara C, Kawabori M, Ono M, Hussain ST, Parulekar AD, Morgan JA, Loor G. Lung Procurement After Cardiac Death in a Donor With Previous Median Sternotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov; 104(5):e371-e373.
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Lee YS, Akhileswaran R, Ong EHM, Wah W, Hui D, Ng SH, Koh G. Clinical and Socio-Demographic Predictors of Home Hospice Patients Dying at Home: A Retrospective Analysis of Hospice Care Association's Database in Singapore. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 06; 53(6):1035-1041.
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Mathison E, Davis J. Is There a Right to the Death of the Foetus? Bioethics. 2017 05; 31(4):313-320.
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Abunafeesa H, Elsayem AF. Cultural diversity and barriers to high-quality end of life care. Ann Palliat Med. 2017 Apr; 6(2):183-186.
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Buckmaster C. Hold Gimp in your heart, Dr. Collins. Lab Anim (NY). 2016 Sep 21; 45(10):399.
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Moore QL, Majumder MA, Rutherford LK, McGuire AL. Ethical and Legal Challenges Associated with Public Molecular Autopsies. J Law Med Ethics. 2016 06; 44(2):309-18.
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