"Terminally Ill" 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.
Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)
| Descriptor ID |
D019452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.873
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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End of Life: Reflecting on Things That Matter. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2017 12; 33(5):483-488.
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"Right-to-Try" Legislation: Progress or Peril? J Clin Oncol. 2015 Aug 20; 33(24):2597-9.
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Comparative performance of uncoated, self-expanding metal biliary stents of different designs in 2 diameters: final results of an international multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Sep; 70(3):445-53.
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Barriers to hospice enrollment among lung cancer patients: a survey of family members and physicians. Palliat Support Care. 2008 Dec; 6(4):357-62.
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Voices of African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic surrogates on the burdens of end-of-life decision making. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Mar; 23(3):267-74.
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Global efforts to improve palliative care: the International End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Training Programme. J Adv Nurs. 2008 Jan; 61(2):173-80.
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Defining limits in care of terminally ill patients. BMJ. 2007 Feb 03; 334(7587):239-41.
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The accuracy of surrogate decision makers: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Mar 13; 166(5):493-7.
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Remote psychotherapy for terminally ill cancer patients. J Telemed Telecare. 2005; 11(3):157-9.
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Decisions for hospice care in patients with advanced cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Jun; 51(6):789-97.