"Informed Consent" 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.
Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D007258
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.650.718 I01.880.604.583.427 N03.706.437.650.312 N03.706.535.489
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Informed Consent" by people in this website by year, and whether "Informed Consent" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Informed Consent" by people in Profiles.
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Ethics for the labor and delivery unit. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2025 Apr 01; 38(2):157-161.
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Ethical issues in implementation science: perspectives from a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop. Implement Sci. 2024 11 19; 19(1):77.
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Neurorights in question: rethinking the concept of mental integrity. J Med Ethics. 2024 Sep 20; 50(10):670-675.
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Patient Consent and The Right to Notice and Explanation of AI Systems Used in Health Care. Am J Bioeth. 2025 Mar; 25(3):102-114.
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The foundations of informed consent and bodily self-sovereignty: a positive suggestion. Monash Bioeth Rev. 2024 Jun; 42(1):115-136.
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An Ethical Framework for Disclosing the Training Status and Roles of Resident-Level Surgeons to Patients. J Surg Educ. 2024 Oct; 81(10):1446-1451.
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COVID-19 ethics: unique aspects and a review as of early 2024. Monash Bioeth Rev. 2024 Jun; 42(1):55-86.
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Developing an Ethics and Policy Framework for Psychedelic Clinical Care: A Consensus Statement. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2414650.
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Preparing Patients for Oral Immunotherapy (PPOINT): International Delphi consensus for procedural preparation and consent. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Jun; 153(6):1621-1633.
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Public Perspectives on Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Findings from a National Focus Group Study. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2024 Oct-Dec; 15(4):280-290.