Beneficence

"Beneficence" 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.

MeSH information

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The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). The ethical principle of BENEFICENCE requires producing net benefit over harm. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

Descriptor ID	D026686
MeSH Number(s)	K01.752.566.479.830.500 N05.350.958.500
Concept/Terms	Beneficence Beneficence Benevolence Nonmaleficence Nonmaleficence

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Beneficence".

Humanities [K]
Humanities [K01]
Philosophy [K01.752]
Morals [K01.752.566]
Ethics [K01.752.566.479]
Principle-Based Ethics [K01.752.566.479.830]
Beneficence [K01.752.566.479.830.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Ethics [N05.350]
Principle-Based Ethics [N05.350.958]
Beneficence [N05.350.958.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Beneficence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Beneficence".

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