"Value of Life" 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 intrinsic moral worth ascribed to a living being. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D026712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.400.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Value of Life- Value of Life
- Sanctity of Life
- Life Sanctities
- Life Sanctity
- Respect for Life
- Life, Respect for
Life Valuation, Economic- Life Valuation, Economic
- Economic Life Valuation
- Economic Life Valuations
- Life Valuations, Economic
- Valuations, Economic Life
- Valuation, Economic Life
Economic Value of Life- Economic Value of Life
- Life Economic Values
- Life Economic Value
- Economic Value, Life
- Economic Values, Life
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Value of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Why appeals to the moral significance of birth are saddled with a dilemma. J Med Ethics. 2022 07; 48(7):490-491.
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Total Lifetime and Cancer-related Costs for Elderly Patients Diagnosed With Anal Cancer in the United States. Am J Clin Oncol. 2018 02; 41(2):121-127.
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How (not) to think of the 'dead-donor' rule. Theor Med Bioeth. 2018 02; 39(1):1-25.
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'Total disability' and the wrongness of killing. J Med Ethics. 2015 Aug; 41(8):661-2.
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How long and how well: oncologists' attitudes toward the relative value of life-prolonging v. quality of life-enhancing treatments. Med Decis Making. 2011 May-Jun; 31(3):380-5.
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A critical analysis of the concept and discourse of 'unborn child'. Am J Bioeth. 2008 Jul; 8(7):34-9.
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Clinical (mis)judgments of quality of life after disability. J Clin Ethics. 2004; 15(4):300-7.
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Whose quality of life? A commentary exploring discrepancies between health state evaluations of patients and the general public. Qual Life Res. 2003 Sep; 12(6):599-607.
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Public response to cost-quality tradeoffs in clinical decisions. Med Decis Making. 2003 Sep-Oct; 23(5):369-78.
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Elective induction: an analysis of economic and health consequences. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Jun; 188(6):1664-5; author reply 1665.