"Altruism" 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.
Consideration and concern for others, as opposed to self-love or egoism, which can be a motivating influence.
| Descriptor ID |
D000533
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.090
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altruism" by people in Profiles.
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Maghen A, Mendoza G, Vargas GB, Connor SE, Nassiri S, Kwan L, Wood EL, Lalezari J, Friedman S, Waterman AD, George S, Maliski SL, Veale JL. How Can We Help Alleviate the Financial Concerns of Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors? Prog Transplant. 2021 03; 31(1):19-26.
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Assari S. Celebrities as role models to increase national organ donation in iran. Exp Clin Transplant. 2014 Aug; 12(4):388-9.
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Lee SJ, Newman PA, Duan N, Cunningham WE. Development of an HIV vaccine attitudes scale to predict HIV vaccine acceptability among vulnerable populations: L.A. VOICES. Vaccine. 2014 Sep 03; 32(39):5013-8.
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George S, Duran N, Norris K. A systematic review of barriers and facilitators to minority research participation among African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Am J Public Health. 2014 Feb; 104(2):e16-31.
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Atisha DM, Locklear TD, Rogers UA, Rushing CN, Samsa GP, Abernethy AP. Partnering with engaged patients accelerates research. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Apr; 109(5):504-5.
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Antiel RM, Tilburt JC, Hafferty FW, Brennan MD, Mueller PS. Whose best interest? Minn Med. 2011 Dec; 94(12):47-9.
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Najafizadeh K, Ghorbani F, Hamidinia S, Emamhadi MA, Moinfar MA, Ghobadi O, Assari S. Holy month of Ramadan and increase in organ donation willingness. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2010 May; 21(3):443-6.
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Cochran SD, Mays V, Corliss H, Smith TW, Turner J. Self-reported altruistic and reciprocal behaviors among homosexually and heterosexually experienced adults: implications for HIV/AIDS service organizations. AIDS Care. 2009 Jun; 21(6):675-82.
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Mueller PS, Case EJ, Hook CC. Responding to offers of altruistic living unrelated kidney donation by group associations: an ethical analysis. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2008 Jul; 22(3):200-5.
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Einollahi B, Nourbala MH, Bahaeloo-Horeh S, Assari S, Lessan-Pezeshki M, Simforoosh N. Deceased-donor kidney transplantation in Iran: trends, barriers and opportunities. Indian J Med Ethics. 2007 Apr-Jun; 4(2):70-2.