"Personal Autonomy" 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.
Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. An ethical principle holds that the autonomy of persons ought to be respected. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
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D026684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.600 I01.880.604.473.380.500 K01.752.566.479.830.650 N03.706.437.380.500 N05.350.958.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Personal Autonomy" by people in Profiles.
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Practising in a post-truth world: Pandemic ethics can inform patient autonomy and clinical communication. S Afr Med J. 2022 12 20; 113(1):5-8.
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Balancing Autonomy and Protection in Pediatric Treatment and Research. Adv Pediatr. 2021 08; 68:55-69.
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Continuous support for women during childbirth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 07 06; 7:CD003766.
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Outcomes of patients with do-not-resuscitate orders. Toward an understanding of what do-not-resuscitate orders mean and how they affect patients. Arch Intern Med. 1995 Oct 23; 155(19):2063-8.
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Incorporation of genetics in primary care practice. Will physicians do the counseling and will they be directive? Arch Fam Med. 1993 Nov; 2(11):1119-25.