Self Mutilation
"Self Mutilation" 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.
The act of injuring one's own body to the extent of cutting off or permanently destroying a limb or other essential part of a body.
| Descriptor ID |
D012652
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.780 F01.145.126.980.750
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Self Mutilation" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Self Mutilation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self Mutilation" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Eisenberg L, Krohmal B. Treatment Refusal in the Setting of Self-Immolation. Am J Bioeth. 2020 08; 20(8):119-120.
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Davis LE, Tripathi S. A Case of Self-Enucleation in an Incarcerated Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature. J Forensic Sci. 2018 Nov; 63(6):1908-1910.