Right to Die
"Right to Die" 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 right of the patient or the patient's representative to make decisions with regard to the patient's dying.
| Descriptor ID |
D012297
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.650.952 N03.706.437.650.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Right to Die" by people in Profiles.
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Nowels D, VandeKieft G, Ballentine JM. Medical Aid in Dying. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Mar 01; 97(5):339-343.
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Yager J. Contending With Preplanned Death: Questions for Clinicians. J Psychiatr Pract. 2017 09; 23(5):366-374.
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Montross-Thomas LP, Irwin SA, Meier EA, Gallegos JV, Golshan S, Roeland E, McNeal H, Munson D, Rodseth L. Enhancing legacy in palliative care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Dignity Therapy focused on positive outcomes. BMC Palliat Care. 2015 Sep 21; 14:44.
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Dixon KM, Kier KL. Longing for mercy, requesting death: pharmaceutical care and pharmaceutically assisted death. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 1998 Mar 15; 55(6):578-85.