"Euthanasia, Passive" 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.
Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D005066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.199.500 E02.760.952.500 N02.421.585.905.199.625 N02.421.585.952.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Euthanasia, Passive- Euthanasia, Passive
- Euthanasia, Negative
- Passive Euthanasia
- Allowing to Die
- Negative Euthanasia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia, Passive" by people in Profiles.
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Three decades after Baby Doe: how neonatologists and bioethicists conceptualize the Best Interests Standard. J Perinatol. 2016 10; 36(10):906-11.
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Preventing life-sustaining treatment by default. Ann Fam Med. 2011 May-Jun; 9(3):250-6.
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Cutis laxa and fatal pulmonary hypertension: a newly recognized syndrome? Clin Dysmorphol. 2011 Apr; 20(2):77-81.
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Are physicians' recommendations on limiting life support really burdensome? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Apr 15; 181(8):873; author reply 873-4.
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Why the Groningen Protocol should be rejected. Hastings Cent Rep. 2006 Sep-Oct; 36(5):30-3.
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Ethical issues in surgical palliative care: am I killing the patient by "letting him go"? Surg Clin North Am. 2005 Apr; 85(2):273-86, vii.
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How children die in hospital. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2000 Dec; 20(6):417-23.
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The Houston process-based approach to medical futility. Bioethics Forum. 1998; 14(2):10-7.
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Why VHA should keep the door to physician-assisted suicide closed. NCCE News. 1996; 4(3):1-2, 9-11.
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Where death begins while life continues. South Tex Law Rev. 1990 Feb; 31(1):145-90.