"Ethics" 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 philosophy or code pertaining to what is ideal in human character and conduct. Also, the field of study dealing with the principles of morality.
| Descriptor ID |
D004989
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479 N05.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethical Issues- Ethical Issues
- Ethical Issue
- Issue, Ethical
- Issues, Ethical
Moral Policy- Moral Policy
- Moral Policies
- Policies, Moral
- Policy, Moral
Natural Law- Natural Law
- Law, Natural
- Laws, Natural
- Natural Laws
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethics" by people in Profiles.
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Management of menstrual problems and contraception in adolescents with mental retardation: a medical, legal, and ethical review with new suggested guidelines. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2003 Aug; 16(4):223-35.
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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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Abdominal aortic aneurysm in death row inmate. J Vasc Surg. 2002 Mar; 35(3):621-2.
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Professionalism and justice: ethical management guidelines for leaders of academic medical centers. Acad Med. 2002 Jan; 77(1):45-7.
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Withdrawing very low-burden interventions in chronically ill patients. JAMA. 2000 Feb 23; 283(8):1061-3.
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Holding the present and future accountable to the past: history and the maturation of clinical ethics as a field of the humanities. J Med Philos. 2000 Feb; 25(1):5-11.
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Laying medicine open: innovative interaction between medicine and the humanities. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 1999 Mar; 9(1):1-5.
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Moral authority, power, and trust in clinical ethics. J Med Philos. 1999 Feb; 24(1):3-10.
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Preventive ethics, managed practice, and the hospital ethics committee as a resource for physician executives. HEC Forum. 1998 Jun; 10(2):136-51.
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Why VHA should keep the door to physician-assisted suicide closed. NCCE News. 1996; 4(3):1-2, 9-11.