"Terminally Ill" 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.
Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)
| Descriptor ID |
D019452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.873
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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Characterizing Kaiser Permanente Southern California's Experience With the California End of Life Option Act in the First Year of Implementation. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 03 01; 178(3):417-421.
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Family members' views on the benefits of harp music vigils for terminally-ill or dying loved ones. Palliat Support Care. 2015 Feb; 13(1):41-4.
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Statin prescribing patterns in a cohort of cancer patients with poor prognosis. J Palliat Med. 2013 Apr; 16(4):412-8.
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Ethnic disparities in hospice use among Asian-American and Pacific Islander patients dying with cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jan; 56(1):139-44.
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Complications at the end of life in ovarian cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Sep; 34(3):237-43.
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Advanced illness index: Predictive modeling to stratify elders using self-report data. J Palliat Med. 2006 Dec; 9(6):1310-9.
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Palliative care and intensive care unit care: daily intensive care unit care plan checklist #123. J Palliat Med. 2006 Oct; 9(5):1205-6.
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Men as caregivers at the end of life. J Palliat Med. 2005 Dec; 8(6):1167-75.
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End-of-life care and outcomes. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2004 Dec; (110):1-6.
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Characteristics and proportion of dying Oregonians who personally consider physician-assisted suicide. J Clin Ethics. 2004; 15(2):111-8.