"Advance Care Planning" 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.
Discussions with patients and/or their representatives about the goals and desired direction of the patient's care, particularly end-of-life care, in the event that the patient is or becomes incompetent to make decisions.
| Descriptor ID |
D032722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.624.124
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Advance Care Planning" by people in Profiles.
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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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