"Biomedical Enhancement" 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 use of technology-based interventions to improve functional capacities rather than to treat disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D024803
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.104 J01.897.115.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Biomedical Enhancement- Biomedical Enhancement
- Biomedical Enhancements
- Enhancements, Biomedical
- Enhancement, Biomedical
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biomedical Enhancement" by people in Profiles.
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Safety and efficacy of medically performed tongue piercing in people with tetraplegia for use with tongue-operated assistive technology. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2015; 21(1):61-76.
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"Doctor, would you prescribe a pill to help me … ?" a national survey of physicians on using medicine for human enhancement. Am J Bioeth. 2011 Jan; 11(1):3-13.
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Response to open peer commentaries on "'Doctor, would you prescribe a pill to help me … ?' a national survey of physicians on using medicine for human enhancement". Am J Bioeth. 2011 Jan; 11(1):W1-3.