"Altruism" 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.
Consideration and concern for others, as opposed to self-love or egoism, which can be a motivating influence.
| Descriptor ID |
D000533
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.090
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altruism" by people in Profiles.
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The development of social comparisons and sharing behavior across 12 countries. J Exp Child Psychol. 2020 04; 192:104778.
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Unspoken ambivalence in kinship obligation in living donation. Prog Transplant. 2018 09; 28(3):250-255.
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The development of generosity and moral cognition across five cultures. Dev Sci. 2017 07; 20(4).
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Rethinking the social history in the era of biolegitimacy: global health and medical education in the care of Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon. Anthropol Med. 2016; 23(1):14-29.
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The Negative Association between Religiousness and Children's Altruism across the World. Curr Biol. 2015 Nov 16; 25(22):2951-5.
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A Selfless Act. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Nov 10; 33(32):3834-5.
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Voluntary organ donation system adapted to Chinese cultural values and social reality. Liver Transpl. 2015 Apr; 21(4):419-22.
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Humanitarian congenital heart surgery: template for success. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Dec; 148(6):2489-90.
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Experiencing a natural disaster alters children's altruistic giving. Psychol Sci. 2013 Sep; 24(9):1686-95.
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Empathy in clinical practice: how individual dispositions, gender, and experience moderate empathic concern, burnout, and emotional distress in physicians. PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e61526.