"Religion and Medicine" 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 interrelationship of medicine and religion.
| Descriptor ID |
D012068
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.844.619
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Religion and Medicine".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Religion and Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Religion and Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Religion and Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Human Flourishing & Christian Hippocratism: A Philosophical & Theological Approach to Healthcare & the Good of the Patient. New Bioeth. 2026 Mar; 32(1):14-38.
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Medical Versus Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions for Child Care and School Attendance. Pediatrics. 2016 09; 138(3).
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The association between religiosity and resuscitation status preference among patients with advanced cancer. Palliat Support Care. 2015 Oct; 13(5):1435-9.
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Spirituality and confidence to resist substance use among celebrate recovery participants. J Relig Health. 2013 Mar; 52(1):107-13.
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Erythropoietin in very preterm infants. J Paediatr Child Health. 1994 Aug; 30(4):356-9.
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OPEN HEART SURGERY IN JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES. Am J Cardiol. 1964 Jun; 13:779-81.