"Legal Guardians" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A legal concept for individuals who are designated to act on behalf of persons who are considered incapable of acting in their own behalf, e.g., minors and persons found to be not mentally competent.
Descriptor ID |
D007872
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MeSH Number(s) |
M01.380
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Concept/Terms |
Legal Guardians- Legal Guardians
- Guardian, Legal
- Guardians, Legal
- Legal Guardian
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1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Legal Guardians" by people in Profiles.
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Major AB, Naik AD, Farrell TW. Finding a Voice for the Accidentally Unbefriended. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 09 01; 181(9):1159-1160.
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Bibler TM, Stahl D, Fantus S, Lion A, Brothers KB. A Process-Based Approach to Responding to Parents or Guardians Who Hope for a Miracle. Pediatrics. 2020 03; 145(3).
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Allen C, Fehr KK, Nyp SS. Maintaining Safety and Planning for the Future. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019 Oct/Nov; 40(8):651-653.
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Moye J, Naik AD. Preserving rights for individuals facing guardianship. JAMA. 2011 Mar 02; 305(9):936-7.
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Burkhardt JK, Burkhardt WF, Zinn PO, Bozinov O, Bertalanffy H. [Intracerebral aneurysm--treatment options, informed consent, and legal aspects]. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2011; 105(7):535-41.
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Nunez-Wallace KR, Gill CE, Harrison CH, Taylor HM, Charles PD. Discordance in informed consent response on the basis of demographic factors: brief report. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2010 Jun; 48(3):175-9.
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Gutierrez C, Pastores SM. Are physicians' recommendations on limiting life support really burdensome? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Apr 15; 181(8):873; author reply 873-4.
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Naik AD, Dyer CB, Kunik ME, McCullough LB. Response to commentaries on "Patient autonomy for the management of chronic conditions: a two-component re-conceptualization". Am J Bioeth. 2009 Feb; 9(2):W3-5.
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Coverdale JH, McCullough LB, Chervenak FA. Assisted and surrogate decision making for pregnant patients who have schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 2004; 30(3):659-64.
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Burruss JW, Kunik ME, Molinari V, Orengo CA, Rezabek P. Guardianship applications for elderly patients: why do they fail? Psychiatr Serv. 2000 Apr; 51(4):522-4.