 Terminally Ill
"Terminally Ill" 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.
Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)
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D019452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.873
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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Rosenberg AR, Wolfe J, Wiener L, Lyon M, Feudtner C. Ethics, Emotions, and the Skills of Talking About Progressing Disease With Terminally Ill Adolescents: A Review. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 12 01; 170(12):1216-1223.
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Hinds PS, Oakes LL, Hicks J, Powell B, Srivastava DK, Baker JN, Spunt SL, West NK, Furman WL. Parent-clinician communication intervention during end-of-life decision making for children with incurable cancer. J Palliat Med. 2012 Aug; 15(8):916-22.
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Hinds PS. Preparing mothers and fathers for death of their child. Lancet Oncol. 2007 Aug; 8(8):666-7.
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Anghelescu DL, Oakes L, Hinds PS. Palliative care and pediatrics. Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Mar; 24(1):145-61, ix.
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