Beneficence
"Beneficence" 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 state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). The ethical principle of BENEFICENCE requires producing net benefit over harm. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D026686
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.316.756.500 K01.752.256.830.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Beneficence" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Beneficence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Beneficence" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Low L, Purvis RS, Cunningham TV, Chughati A, Garner R, McElfish PA. Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Health Care Providers Caring for Marshallese Migrants in Northwest Arkansas. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2019; 9(1):53-62.
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Stack BC, Angelos P. The Ethics of Disclosure and Counseling of Patients With Thyroid Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Nov; 141(11):957-8.