"Altruism" 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.
Consideration and concern for others, as opposed to self-love or egoism, which can be a motivating influence.
| Descriptor ID |
D000533
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.090
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altruism" by people in Profiles.
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Prospectively Examining Outcomes After Living Kidney Donation: Informing the Altruist. JAMA. 2024 07 23; 332(4):285-286.
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A plea for psychiatric and humanitarian support in northwest Syria. Lancet. 2023 10 07; 402(10409):1236-1237.
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Ten Years of Kidney Paired Donation at Mayo Clinic: The Benefits of Incorporating ABO/HLA Compatible Pairs. Transplantation. 2020 06; 104(6):1229-1238.
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North American pediatric surgery fellows' preparedness for humanitarian surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct; 55(10):2088-2093.
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Mindfulness training increases cooperative decision making in economic exchanges: Evidence from fMRI. Neuroimage. 2016 Sep; 138:274-283.
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Decision-making styles of seriously ill male Veterans for end-of-life care: Autonomists, Altruists, Authorizers, Absolute Trusters, and Avoiders. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Mar; 94(3):334-41.
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Reasons for participation in optional pharmacokinetic studies in children with cancer: a Children's Oncology Group phase 1 consortium study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jul 15; 55(1):119-22.
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Appropriate response to humanitarian crises. BMJ. 2010 Feb 02; 340:c562.
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The altruistic unbalanced paired kidney exchange: proof of concept and survey of potential donor and recipient attitudes. Transplantation. 2010 Jan 15; 89(1):15-22.
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A gift of life: ethical and practical problems with conditional and directed donation. Transplantation. 2008 Jun 15; 85(11):1542-4.