"Morals" 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.
Standards of conduct that distinguish right from wrong.
| Descriptor ID |
D009014
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.500 K01.752.566
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Morals" by people in this website by year, and whether "Morals" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Morals" by people in Profiles.
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Moral Injury, Chaplaincy, Clergy, and Women's Health. J Relig Health. 2026 Apr; 65(2):1129-1133.
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The Dark Side of Moral Conviction-Integrating Political Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2025 11; 1553(1):5-20.
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A Framework for Managing Moral Challenges Related to Health Policy for the Surgeon. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 241(3):524-529.
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Diabetes, Hemodialysis, Clergy, Women, Children and Measurement Scales. J Relig Health. 2025 Aug; 64(4):2403-2406.
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'Why Do You Ask?' Revisiting the Purpose of Eliciting the Public's Moral Judgments About Emerging Technologies. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2025 Jul-Sep; 16(3):127-139.
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Moral conviction interacts with metacognitive ability in modulating neural activity during sociopolitical decision-making. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 04; 25(2):291-310.
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When Fulfilling a Professional Obligation Causes Moral Distress: A New Evaluative Approach. J Intensive Care Med. 2026 Jan; 41(1):23-28.
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State Abortion Policy and Moral Distress Among Clinicians Providing Abortion After the Dobbs Decision. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 08 01; 7(8):e2426248.
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Hypocrisy of moral imperatives in the Israel-Hamas war. Lancet. 2024 04 20; 403(10436):1542.
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Against the Equality of Moral Spheres in Healthcare. Am J Bioeth. 2023 12; 23(12):23-25.