"Personal Autonomy" 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.
Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. An ethical principle holds that the autonomy of persons ought to be respected. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D026684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.600 I01.880.604.473.380.500 K01.752.566.479.830.650 N03.706.437.380.500 N05.350.958.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Personal Autonomy" by people in Profiles.
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Socioeconomic empowerment and HIV testing among Ethiopian women: results from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. AIDS Care. 2021 02; 33(2):214-218.
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Older women's responses and decisions after a fall: The work of getting "back to normal". Health Care Women Int. 2016 12; 37(12):1342-1356.
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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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Framing for success: nocebo effects in thoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jan; 95(1):9-11.
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Addressing requests by patients for nonbeneficial interventions. JAMA. 2012 Jan 11; 307(2):149-50.
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DigiSwitch: a device to allow older adults to monitor and direct the collection and transmission of health information collected at home. J Med Syst. 2011 Oct; 35(5):1181-95.
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The locus of decision making for severely impaired newborn infants. Am J Bioeth. 2011 Feb; 11(2):39-40.
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The clinical approach to lung disease in patients with cystic fibrosis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct; 30(5):505-13.
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Concerns about dose and underutilization of twelve-step programs: models, scales, and theory that inform treatment planning. Recent Dev Alcohol. 2008; 18:283-301.
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What do future (female) pediatricians value? J Pediatr. 2007 Nov; 151(5):443-4, 444.e1-2.