"Right to Die" 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 right of the patient or the patient's representative to make decisions with regard to the patient's dying.
| Descriptor ID |
D012297
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.650.952 N03.706.437.650.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Right to Die" by people in Profiles.
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Oregon's Death With Dignity Act-Reply. JAMA Oncol. 2018 05 01; 4(5):748.
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Characterizing 18 Years of the Death With Dignity Act in Oregon. JAMA Oncol. 2017 10 01; 3(10):1403-1406.
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Death with Dignity. J Psychiatr Pract. 2017 09; 23(5):311.
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Death is not failure. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2011 Nov; 96(11):29.
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Advanced age, dementia, and an abdominal aneurysm: intervene? J Vasc Surg. 2003 May; 37(5):1132-3.
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Assessment and management of medically ill patients who refuse life-prolonging treatments: two case reports and proposed guidelines. Capital Health Authority Regional Palliative Care Program. J Palliat Care. 1998; 14(1):18-24.
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Where death begins while life continues. South Tex Law Rev. 1990 Feb; 31(1):145-90.