"Euthanasia" 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 act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.199 I01.880.735.344.500 N02.421.585.905.199
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| Concept/Terms |
Euthanasia- Euthanasia
- Mercy Killing
- Killing, Mercy
- Killings, Mercy
- Mercy Killings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia" by people in Profiles.
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Can a physician ever justifiably euthanize a severely disabled neonate? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb; 149(2):532.
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Children's "euthanasia" in Nazi Germany. J Pediatr Nurs. 2009 Dec; 24(6):506-16.
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Nurses in the Nazi "euthanasia" program: a critical feminist analysis. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2009 Jan-Mar; 32(1):63-74.
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Meseritz-Obrawalde: a 'wild euthanasia' hospital of Nazi Germany. Hist Psychiatry. 2008 Mar; 19(73 Pt 1):68-76.
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["It's impossible"--the murder of a terminal patient?]. Clin Ter. 2003 Mar-Apr; 154(2):123-9.
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Killing while caring: the nurses of Hadamar. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2003 Jan-Feb; 24(1):59-79.
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U.K. physicians' attitudes toward active voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Death Stud. 2002 Jul-Aug; 26(6):479-90.
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UK geriatricians' attitudes to active voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted death. Age Ageing. 2001 Sep; 30(5):395-8.
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Historical, ethical, and legal aspects of assisted suicide. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 1998 Mar-Apr; 9(2):34-44.
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Attitudes toward assisted suicide and euthanasia among physicians in South Carolina and Washington. Omega (Westport). 1997-1998; 36(3):201-18.