"Ethics, Medical" 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 principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.
| Descriptor ID |
D004992
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.171.132.750 N05.350.340.162.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethics, Medical" by people in Profiles.
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Pain management within the palliative and end-of-life care experience in the ICU. Chest. 2009 May; 135(5):1360-1369.
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The attitudes and experiences of trainees regarding disclosing medical errors to patients. Acad Med. 2008 Mar; 83(3):250-6.
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Physicians should be civic professionals, not just knowledge workers. Am J Med. 2007 Nov; 120(11):1005-9.
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Choosing your words carefully: how physicians would disclose harmful medical errors to patients. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Aug 14-28; 166(15):1585-93.
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Teaching compassion and respect. Attending physicians' responses to problematic behaviors. J Gen Intern Med. 1999 Jan; 14(1):49-55.
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Can unequal be more fair? Ethics, subject allocation, and randomised clinical trials. J Med Ethics. 1998 Dec; 24(6):401-8.
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Professional competencies in the changing health care system: physicians' views on the importance and adequacy of formal training in medical school. Acad Med. 1995 Nov; 70(11):1023-8.
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A novel use of the link-file system for longitudinal studies of HIV infection: a practical solution to an ethical dilemma. AIDS. 1993 Jan; 7(1):109-13.
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To tell or not to tell: the ethical dilemmas of HIV test notification in epidemiologic research. Am J Public Health. 1989 Nov; 79(11):1544-8.