 Catholicism
"Catholicism" 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 Christian faith, practice, or system of the Catholic Church, specifically the Roman Catholic, the Christian church that is characterized by a hierarchic structure of bishops and priests in which doctrinal and disciplinary authority are dependent upon apostolic succession, with the pope as head of the episcopal college. (From Webster, 3d ed; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)
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D002410
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.844.188.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Catholicism- Catholicism
- Roman Catholicism
- Catholicism, Roman
Roman Catholics- Roman Catholics
- Catholic, Roman
- Catholics, Roman
- Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Ethics- Roman Catholic Ethics
- Ethic, Roman Catholic
- Ethics, Roman Catholic
- Roman Catholic Ethic
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catholicism" by people in Profiles.
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Lantos JD. Yes to Life: An Opportunity for Partnership Between Medicine and Religion. Perspect Biol Med. 2020; 63(3):509-511.
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Lantos JD. Best Interest, Harm, God's Will, Parental Discretion, or Utility. Am J Bioeth. 2018 Aug; 18(8):7-8.
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Curlin FA, Chin MH, Sellergren SA, Roach CJ, Lantos JD. The association of physicians' religious characteristics with their attitudes and self-reported behaviors regarding religion and spirituality in the clinical encounter. Med Care. 2006 May; 44(5):446-53.
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Shook R, Fojut L. CHI marks its fifth anniversary. Shared values and a pioneer spirit unite one of the nation's largest not-for-profit systems. Health Prog. 2001 Jul-Aug; 82(4):48-50, 52.
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