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Quality of Life |
A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease. |
HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life |
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| D003068 |
Coercion |
The use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance. |
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| D003657 |
Decision Making |
The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea. |
Credit Assignment,Assignment, Credit,Assignments, Credit,Credit Assignments |
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| D005065 |
Euthanasia |
The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed) |
Mercy Killing,Killing, Mercy,Killings, Mercy,Mercy Killings |
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Euthanasia, Passive |
Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment. |
Allowing to Die,Euthanasia, Negative,Negative Euthanasia,Passive Euthanasia |
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| D005190 |
Family |
A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children. |
Family Life Cycles,Family Members,Family Life Cycle,Family Research,Filiation,Kinship Networks,Relatives,Families,Family Member,Kinship Network,Life Cycle, Family,Life Cycles, Family,Network, Kinship,Networks, Kinship,Research, Family |
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| D005195 |
Family Relations |
Behavioral, psychological, and social relations among various members of the nuclear family and the extended family. |
Family Relationship,Family Dynamics,Family Relationships,Dynamic, Family,Dynamics, Family,Family Dynamic,Family Relation,Relation, Family,Relations, Family,Relationship, Family,Relationships, Family |
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| D006738 |
Hospices |
Facilities or services which are especially devoted to providing palliative and supportive care to the patient with a terminal illness and to the patient's family. |
Hospice |
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Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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Aged |
A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. |
Elderly |
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