 Ethics
"Ethics" 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 philosophy or code pertaining to what is ideal in human character and conduct. Also, the field of study dealing with the principles of morality.
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D004989
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479 N05.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethical Issues- Ethical Issues
- Ethical Issue
- Issue, Ethical
- Issues, Ethical
Moral Policy- Moral Policy
- Moral Policies
- Policies, Moral
- Policy, Moral
Natural Law- Natural Law
- Law, Natural
- Laws, Natural
- Natural Laws
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ethics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ethics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethics" by people in Profiles.
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Varghese SB. Cultural, ethical, and spiritual implications of natural disasters from the survivors' perspective. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2010 Dec; 22(4):515-22.
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Fraser SI, Walters JW. Death--whose decision? Euthanasia and the terminally ill. J Med Ethics. 2000 Apr; 26(2):121-5.
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Walters JW. Proximate personhood as a standard for making difficult treatment decisions: imperiled newborns as a case study. Bioethics. 1992 Jan; 6(1):12-22.
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Walters JW. Anencephalic infants as organ sources. Bioethics. 1991 Oct; 5(4):326-41.
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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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Walters JW. Approaches to ethical decision making in the neonatal intensive care unit. Am J Dis Child. 1988 Aug; 142(8):825-30.
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