"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altruism" by people in Profiles.
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Sickle cell disease care in Lebanon: resource-constrained and humanitarian crisis adaptations. Lancet Haematol. 2023 02; 10(2):e91-e92.
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The international humanitarian response to famine in Tigray, Ethiopia:lessons from the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970. Glob Health Action. 2022 12 31; 15(1):2107203.
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The intersection of empathy and addiction. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2023 01; 222:173509.
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Attitudes Toward Organ, Tissue, and Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Donation and Transplantation: A Survey of United States Military Veterans. Transplantation. 2021 05 01; 105(5):1116-1124.
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The non-directed living kidney donor: Why donate to strangers? J Ren Care. 2019 Jun; 45(2):102-110.
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A Framework for Conducting Deceased Donor Research in the United States. Transplantation. 2015 Nov; 99(11):2252-7.
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Does Social Capital Explain Community-Level Differences in Organ Donor Designation? Milbank Q. 2015 Sep; 93(3):609-41.
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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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Empathy in clinical practice: how individual dispositions, gender, and experience moderate empathic concern, burnout, and emotional distress in physicians. PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e61526.
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Professionalism in practice: strategies for assessment, remediation, and promotion. Pediatrics. 2012 Mar; 129(3):407-9.