"Palliative Care" 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.
Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D010166
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.666 N02.421.585.666
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| Concept/Terms |
Palliative Care- Palliative Care
- Care, Palliative
- Therapy, Palliative
- Palliative Therapy
- Palliative Treatment
- Palliative Treatments
- Treatment, Palliative
- Treatments, Palliative
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palliative Care" by people in Profiles.
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High rate of clinically unrecognized SARS-CoV-2 infections in pediatric palliative care patients. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Feb; 181(2):847-851.
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Challenges of palliative care in children with inborn metabolic diseases. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2018 07 09; 13(1):112.
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Palliative care for children with a yet undiagnosed syndrome. Eur J Pediatr. 2017 Oct; 176(10):1319-1327.
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Effective treatment of spasticity using dronabinol in pediatric palliative care. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2016 Nov; 20(6):898-903.
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Symptoms and management of pediatric patients with incurable brain tumors in palliative home care. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2016 Mar; 20(2):261-269.
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Experiences in palliative home care of infants with life-limiting conditions. Eur J Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 175(3):321-7.
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Palliative sedation in 2 children with terminal cancer - an effective treatment of last resort in a home care setting. Klin Padiatr. 2011 Nov; 223(6):374-5.
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[Development of a specialised paediatric palliative home care service]. Klin Padiatr. 2009 May-Jun; 221(3):186-92.
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