"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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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Dignity Impact as a Primary Outcome Measure for Dignity Therapy. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Nov; 35(11):1417-1420.
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From Albania to Zambia: travel back to country of origin as a goal of care for terminally ill patients. J Palliat Med. 2015 Mar; 18(3):251-8.
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Terminal dedifferentiation of cognitive abilities. Neurology. 2012 Apr 10; 78(15):1116-22.
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Preliminary report of the integration of a palliative care team into an intensive care unit. Palliat Med. 2010 Mar; 24(2):154-65.