"Legal Guardians" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A legal concept for individuals who are designated to act on behalf of persons who are considered incapable of acting in their own behalf, e.g., minors and persons found to be not mentally competent.
| Descriptor ID |
D007872
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Legal Guardians- Legal Guardians
- Guardian, Legal
- Guardians, Legal
- Legal Guardian
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Legal Guardians" by people in Profiles.
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ADHD, learning difficulties and sleep disturbances associated with KCNJ11-related neonatal diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2017 Nov; 18(7):518-523.
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Physicians' views on the importance of patient preferences in surrogate decision-making. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Mar; 58(3):533-8.
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Beliefs and attitudes of nurses and physicians about do not resuscitate orders and who should speak to patients and families about them. Crit Care Med. 2008 Jun; 36(6):1817-22.
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A compounding of errors: the case of bone marrow donation between non-intimate siblings. J Clin Ethics. 2006; 17(3):220-6.
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Terri Schiavo and the Roman Catholic tradition of forgoing extraordinary means of care. J Law Med Ethics. 2005; 33(2):359-62.
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Patient confidentiality and the surrogate's right to know. J Law Med Ethics. 2000; 28(2):137-43.