"Terminally Ill" 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.
Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)
| Descriptor ID |
D019452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.873
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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That Dragon, Cancer-Exploring End of Life Through an Unwinnable Video Game. JAMA. 2020 Oct 13; 324(14):1379-1380.
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Unilateral Withdrawal of Life-sustaining Therapy in a Severely Impaired Child. Pediatrics. 2018 11; 142(5).
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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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Palliative pain management: when both pain and suffering hurt. J Palliat Care. 2005; 21(2):69-79.
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The psychologic distress in patients with cancer. Nurs Clin North Am. 2001 Dec; 36(4):809-25, viii.
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Survival prediction in terminal cancer patients: a systematic review of the medical literature. Palliat Med. 2000 Sep; 14(5):363-74.