"Value of Life" 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 intrinsic moral worth ascribed to a living being. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D026712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.400.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Value of Life- Value of Life
- Sanctity of Life
- Life Sanctities
- Life Sanctity
- Respect for Life
- Life, Respect for
Life Valuation, Economic- Life Valuation, Economic
- Economic Life Valuation
- Economic Life Valuations
- Life Valuations, Economic
- Valuations, Economic Life
- Valuation, Economic Life
Economic Value of Life- Economic Value of Life
- Life Economic Values
- Life Economic Value
- Economic Value, Life
- Economic Values, Life
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Value of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Community and patient values for preventing herpes zoster. Pharmacoeconomics. 2008; 26(3):235-49.
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Health-state valuations for pertussis: methods for valuing short-term health states. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2005 Mar 21; 3:17.
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Values for preventing influenza-related morbidity and vaccine adverse events in children. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2005 Mar 21; 3:18.
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Valuation of health states in the US versus the UK: two measures divided by a common language? Med Care. 2005 Mar; 43(3):201-2.
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Discounting for health effects in cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Econ. 2001 Oct; 10(7):587-99.
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Preventing neonatal group B streptococcal disease: cost-effectiveness in a health maintenance organization and the impact of delayed hospital discharge for newborns who received intrapartum antibiotics. Pediatrics. 1999 Apr; 103(4 Pt 1):703-10.
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Cost-effectiveness of a hospital-based smoking cessation intervention. Med Care. 1998 May; 36(5):670-8.
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Abortion and medicine. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 1975 Jan; 38(1):25-9.