 Euthanasia, Passive
"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,
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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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia, Passive" by people in Profiles.
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Brunetti-Pierri N, Piccolo P, Morava E, Wevers RA, McGuirk M, Johnson YR, Urban Z, Dishop MK, Potocki L. Cutis laxa and fatal pulmonary hypertension: a newly recognized syndrome? Clin Dysmorphol. 2011 Apr; 20(2):77-81.
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Yan EG, Paris JJ, Ahluwalia J, Lane AT, Bruckner AL. Treatment decision-making for patients with the Herlitz subtype of junctional epidermolysis bullosa. J Perinatol. 2007 May; 27(5):307-11.
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Matzo ML, Sherman DW, Nelson-Marten P, Rhome A, Grant M. Ethical and legal issues in end-of-life care: content of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium curriculum and teaching strategies. J Nurses Staff Dev. 2004 Mar-Apr; 20(2):59-66; quiz 67-8.
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Orr RD, Gundry SR, Bailey LL. Reanimation: overcoming objections and obstacles to organ retrieval from non-heart-beating cadaver donors. J Med Ethics. 1997 Feb; 23(1):7-11.
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