"Value of Life" 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 intrinsic moral worth ascribed to a living being. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D026712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.400.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Value of Life- Value of Life
- Sanctity of Life
- Life Sanctities
- Life Sanctity
- Respect for Life
- Life, Respect for
Life Valuation, Economic- Life Valuation, Economic
- Economic Life Valuation
- Economic Life Valuations
- Life Valuations, Economic
- Valuations, Economic Life
- Valuation, Economic Life
Economic Value of Life- Economic Value of Life
- Life Economic Values
- Life Economic Value
- Economic Value, Life
- Economic Values, Life
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Value of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Principled decisions and virtuous care: an ethical assessment of the SIAARTI Guidelines for allocating intensive care resources. Minerva Anestesiol. 2020 08; 86(8):872-876.
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Ending Life in the ICU: The Vacuity of Sanctity. Crit Care Med. 2017 06; 45(6):e628.
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Bias, black lives, and academic medicine. N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 19; 372(12):1087-9.
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On substituted arguments. J Med Ethics. 2015 Sep; 41(9):732-3.
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National variability in neonatal resuscitation practices at the limit of viability. Am J Perinatol. 2014 Jun; 31(6):521-8.
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Speaking of the value of life. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2011 Jun; 21(2):181-99.
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The physician-surrogate relationship. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Jun 11; 167(11):1117-21.
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The moral status of the newborn and its implications for medical decision making. Theor Med Bioeth. 2007; 28(5):349-55.
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Toward optimal screening strategies for older women. Costs, benefits, and harms of breast cancer screening by age, biology, and health status. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Jun; 20(6):487-96.
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Respect for embryos and the potentiality argument. Theor Med Bioeth. 2004; 25(3):209-14.