"Personal Autonomy" 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.
Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. An ethical principle holds that the autonomy of persons ought to be respected. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D026684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.600 I01.880.604.473.380.500 K01.752.566.479.830.650 N03.706.437.380.500 N05.350.958.650
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Personal Autonomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Personal Autonomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Personal Autonomy" by people in Profiles.
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Living Donor Training During ASTS Fellowship: Disparities in Autonomy Between Kidney and Liver Donation. A National Survey. Clin Transplant. 2026 Sep; 40(9):e70671.
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Ethical Considerations in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2026 06; 55(2):315-324.
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The ethical problems with informed consent: How inconsistencies undermine patient autonomy. Am J Surg. 2026 Mar; 253:116821.
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The ethics of buy-in before transplantation. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2025 Dec 01; 30(6):409-412.
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Ethics of Transition of Care of Pediatric Surgical Patients to Adult Providers. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr; 60(4):162228.
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What Do We Owe Our Patients? Surgeon Obligations When Patients Are Too Sick for Surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 239(4):394-399.
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Complexities of autonomy in military medical ethics: A brief report. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 08 01; 97(2S Suppl 1):S12-S13.
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Teenage Development and Parental Authority: applying consensus recommendations to adolescent care. Perspect Biol Med. 2024; 67(2):227-243.
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Resuscitation for Donation After Brain Death: Respecting Autonomy and Maximizing Utility. Crit Care Med. 2024 Sep 01; 52(9):1472-1475.
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Placebo Effects and Neuromodulation: Ethical Considerations and Recommendations. Can J Neurol Sci. 2023 06; 50(s1):s34-s41.