"Minors" 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.
A person who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded.
| Descriptor ID |
D033242
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.416
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Minors" by people in Profiles.
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Health Care Surrogacy Laws Do Not Adequately Address the Needs of Minors. Hastings Cent Rep. 2020 Mar; 50(2):16-18.
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Parental involvement laws and parent-daughter communication: policy without proof. Contraception. 2010 Oct; 82(4):310-3.
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Parent opinions regarding the genetic testing of minors for BRCA1/2. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jul 20; 28(21):3498-505.
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The ethics of hematopoietic stem cell donation by minors. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Nov; 163(11):1065; author reply 1065-6.
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Arguments against respecting a minor's refusal of efficacious life-saving treatment redux, part II. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2009; 18(4):432-40; discussion 440-2.
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Against the tide: arguments against respecting a minor's refusal of efficacious life-saving treatment. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2009; 18(3):302-15; discussion 315-22.
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Minors as living solid-organ donors. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug; 122(2):454-61.
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Adolescent autonomy in health care? APA Newsl Philos Med. 2003; 2(2):193-200.
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Imposing morality: the pediatrician as parental agent. Politics Life Sci. 1996 Sep; 15(2):292-5.
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Ethical dilemmas in emergency medical services: the perspective of the emergency medical technician. Ann Emerg Med. 1996 Feb; 27(2):239-43.