"Euthanasia, Active" 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 act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)
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D028601
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.199.249 I01.880.735.344.500.249 N02.421.585.905.199.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia, Active" by people in Profiles.
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Euthanasia, eye of the beholder? Crit Care Med. 2008 Jan; 36(1):331-2.
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Death, dignity, and the theory of value. Ethical Perspect. 2002; 9(2-3):103-18.
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The rule of double effect: clearing up the double talk. Arch Intern Med. 1999 Mar 22; 159(6):545-50.
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Killing and allowing to die: another look. J Law Med Ethics. 1998; 26(1):55-64, 4.
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Physicians' attitudes about the care of patients in the persistent vegetative state: a national survey. Ann Intern Med. 1996 Jul 15; 125(2):104-10.
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Managed care and managed death. Arch Intern Med. 1995 Jan 23; 155(2):133-6.
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Death and human dignity. Linacre Q. 1994 Nov; 61(4):27-36.