"Hippocratic Oath" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An oath, attributed to Hippocrates, that serves as an ethical guide for the medical profession.
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D006625
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.068.400 K01.752.566.479.171.132.750.551 N05.350.213.400 N05.350.340.162.500.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hippocratic Oath" by people in Profiles.
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The Use and Relevance of the Hippocratic Oath in 2015-a Survey of US Medical Schools. J Anesth Hist. 2018 Apr; 4(2):139-146.
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The Hippocratic Oath, the US Health Care System, and the Affordable Care Act in 2015. Am J Med. 2015 Nov; 128(11):1162-4.
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La frontera: responsibly managing borders and boundaries in clinical ethics. J Med Philos. 2010 Feb; 35(1):1-6.
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The critical turn in clinical ethics and its continuous enhancement. J Med Philos. 2005 Feb; 30(1):1-8.
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Professing and living the oath: teaching medicine as a profession. Am J Med. 2002 Jun 15; 112(9):744-8.
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The Hippocratic Oath and clinical ethics. J Clin Ethics. 1990; 1(4):287-9; discussion 289-93.