 Death
"Death" 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.
Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.
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D003643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Death" by people in this website by year, and whether "Death" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Death" by people in Profiles.
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Papadimos TJ, Gafford EF, Stawicki SP, Murray MJ. Diagnosing dying. Anesth Analg. 2014 Apr; 118(4):879-82.
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Wesley CL, Allen LJ. The basic reproduction number in epidemic models with periodic demographics. J Biol Dyn. 2009 Mar; 3(2-3):116-29.
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Apatira L, Boyd EA, Malvar G, Evans LR, Luce JM, Lo B, White DB. Hope, truth, and preparing for death: perspectives of surrogate decision makers. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Dec 16; 149(12):861-8.
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Walters JW. Anencephalic infants as organ sources. Bioethics. 1991 Oct; 5(4):326-41.
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Walters JW. Anencephalic infants as organ sources: should the law be changed? Yes--the law on anencephalic infants as organ sources should be changed. J Pediatr. 1989 Nov; 115(5 Pt 1):824-8.
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Walters JW, Winslow GR. Anencephalic infants as organ sources: should the law be changed? J Pediatr. 1989 Nov; 115(5 Pt 1):824-32.
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