"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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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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Communication with children and adolescents about the diagnosis of a life-threatening condition in their parent. Lancet. 2019 Mar 16; 393(10176):1164-1176.
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Communication with children and adolescents about the diagnosis of their own life-threatening condition. Lancet. 2019 Mar 16; 393(10176):1150-1163.
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A Prospective Cohort Study of Factors Associated With Place of Death Among Patients With Late-Stage Cancer in Southern Africa. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 05; 57(5):923-932.
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Illness Understanding and End-of-Life Care Communication and Preferences for Patients With Advanced Cancer in South Africa. J Glob Oncol. 2018 09; 4:1-9.
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Informal Caregiver Challenges for Advanced Cancer Patients During End-of-Life Care in Johannesburg, South Africa and Distinctions Based on Place of Death. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 07; 56(1):98-106.
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Can research at the end of life be a useful tool to advance HIV cure? AIDS. 2017 01 02; 31(1):1-4.
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Quality of life among patients receiving palliative care in South Africa and Uganda: a multi-centred study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2011 Apr 08; 9:21.
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Meeting information needs of patients with incurable progressive disease and their families in South Africa and Uganda: multicentre qualitative study. BMJ. 2009 Apr 22; 338:b1326.
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Phase III randomized controlled trial comparing the survival of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with nolatrexed or doxorubicin. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jul 20; 25(21):3069-75.