"Personhood" 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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The state or condition of being a human individual accorded moral and/or legal rights. Criteria to be used to determine this status are subject to debate, and range from the requirement of simply being a human organism to such requirements as that the individual be self-aware and capable of rational thought and moral agency.
| Descriptor ID |
D028723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.660 N05.350.917
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Personhood" by people in Profiles.
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"They are human beings, they are Swazi": intersecting stigmas and the positive health, dignity and prevention needs of HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Swaziland. J Int AIDS Soc. 2013 Dec 02; 16 Suppl 3:18749.
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Introduction. Defining the beginning and the end of human life: implications for ethics, policy, and law. J Law Med Ethics. 2006; 34(1):6-7.
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Time to move on? Let's talk about it! Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2006; 69(2):50.
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["It's impossible"--the murder of a terminal patient?]. Clin Ter. 2003 Mar-Apr; 154(2):123-9.