 Death
"Death" 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.
Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.
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D003643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Death" by people in this website by year, and whether "Death" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Death" by people in Profiles.
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Meert KL, Eggly S, Kavanaugh K, Berg RA, Wessel DL, Newth CJ, Shanley TP, Harrison R, Dalton H, Dean JM, Doctor A, Jenkins T, Park CL. Meaning making during parent-physician bereavement meetings after a child's death. Health Psychol. 2015 Apr; 34(4):453-61.
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Baker JN, Harper J, Kane JR, Hicks J, Ward D, Hinds PS, Spunt SL. Implementation and evaluation of an automated patient death notification policy at a tertiary pediatric oncology referral center. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011 Nov; 42(5):652-6.
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Thompson AL, Miller KS, Barrera M, Davies B, Foster TL, Gilmer MJ, Hogan N, Vannatta K, Gerhardt CA. A qualitative study of advice from bereaved parents and siblings. J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2011; 7(2-3):153-72.
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Meert KL, Eggly S, Pollack M, Anand KJ, Zimmerman J, Carcillo J, Newth CJ, Dean JM, Willson DF, Nicholson C. Parents' perspectives on physician-parent communication near the time of a child's death in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Jan; 9(1):2-7.
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Meert KL, Eggly S, Pollack M, Anand KJ, Zimmerman J, Carcillo J, Newth CJ, Dean JM, Willson DF, Nicholson C. Parents' perspectives regarding a physician-parent conference after their child's death in the pediatric intensive care unit. J Pediatr. 2007 Jul; 151(1):50-5, 55.e1-2.
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Hinds PS, Drew D, Oakes LL, Fouladi M, Spunt SL, Church C, Furman WL. End-of-life care preferences of pediatric patients with cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 20; 23(36):9146-54.
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