Class information for:
Level 1: EUTHANASIA//PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE//PALLIATIVE SEDATION

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
1972 2337 31.8 47%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
246 19417 PALLIATIVE CARE//END OF LIFE CARE//END OF LIFE

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 EUTHANASIA Author keyword 231 43% 18% 414
2 PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE Author keyword 162 72% 5% 127
3 PALLIATIVE SEDATION Author keyword 111 81% 3% 66
4 ASSISTED SUICIDE Author keyword 107 64% 4% 105
5 PHYSICIAN ASSISTED DEATH Author keyword 45 90% 1% 19
6 ISSUES IN LAW & MEDICINE Journal 35 35% 3% 79
7 END OF LIFE CARE GRP Address 28 35% 3% 64
8 TERMINAL SEDATION Author keyword 25 71% 1% 20
9 VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA Author keyword 21 75% 1% 15
10 PHYSICIAN ASSISTED DYING Author keyword 21 90% 0% 9

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 EUTHANASIA 231 43% 18% 414 Search EUTHANASIA Search EUTHANASIA
2 PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE 162 72% 5% 127 Search PHYSICIAN+ASSISTED+SUICIDE Search PHYSICIAN+ASSISTED+SUICIDE
3 PALLIATIVE SEDATION 111 81% 3% 66 Search PALLIATIVE+SEDATION Search PALLIATIVE+SEDATION
4 ASSISTED SUICIDE 107 64% 4% 105 Search ASSISTED+SUICIDE Search ASSISTED+SUICIDE
5 PHYSICIAN ASSISTED DEATH 45 90% 1% 19 Search PHYSICIAN+ASSISTED+DEATH Search PHYSICIAN+ASSISTED+DEATH
6 TERMINAL SEDATION 25 71% 1% 20 Search TERMINAL+SEDATION Search TERMINAL+SEDATION
7 VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA 21 75% 1% 15 Search VOLUNTARY+EUTHANASIA Search VOLUNTARY+EUTHANASIA
8 PHYSICIAN ASSISTED DYING 21 90% 0% 9 Search PHYSICIAN+ASSISTED+DYING Search PHYSICIAN+ASSISTED+DYING
9 ASSISTED DYING 20 62% 1% 21 Search ASSISTED+DYING Search ASSISTED+DYING
10 CONTINUOUS DEEP SEDATION 20 100% 0% 9 Search CONTINUOUS+DEEP+SEDATION Search CONTINUOUS+DEEP+SEDATION

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 EUTHANASIA 333 47% 23% 530
2 PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE 322 58% 16% 367
3 ASSISTED SUICIDE 129 53% 7% 170
4 VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA 120 91% 2% 50
5 CONTINUOUS DEEP SEDATION 117 91% 2% 49
6 TERMINAL SEDATION 100 72% 3% 79
7 ACTIVE EUTHANASIA 84 80% 2% 52
8 PATIENTS NEARING DEATH 65 90% 1% 28
9 DIGNITY ACT 65 85% 1% 34
10 VOLUNTARY ACTIVE EUTHANASIA 56 74% 2% 42

Journals


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 ISSUES IN LAW & MEDICINE 35 35% 3% 79

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active
references		 % act. ref.
to same field
Palliative Sedation in End-of-Life Care and Survival: A Systematic Review 2012 41 20 80%
Palliative sedation: A review of the research literature 2008 70 38 87%
Assisted dying in dementia: a systematic review of the international literature on the attitudes of health professionals, patients, carers and the public, and the factors associated with these 2015 1 26 81%
Palliative sedation therapy in the last weeks of life: A literature review and recommendations for standards 2007 134 98 60%
Desire for hastened death: exploring the emotions and the ethics 2015 1 32 66%
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide - A review of the empirical data from the United States 2002 77 43 93%
From Sedation to Continuous Sedation Until Death: How Has the Conceptual Basis of Sedation in End-of-Life Care Changed Over Time? 2013 8 43 98%
Palliative Sedation in Patients with Advanced Cancer Followed at Home: A Systematic Review 2011 19 15 93%
Palliative Sedation Therapy: A Systematic Literature Review and Critical Appraisal of Available Guidance on Indication and Decision Making 2014 4 18 83%
The use of observational scales to monitor symptom control and depth of sedation in patients requiring palliative sedation: A systematic review 2013 10 35 63%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 END OF LIFE CARE GRP 28 35% 2.7% 64
2 END LIFE CARE GRP 15 42% 1.2% 28
3 EXPERTISE PALLIAT CARE 12 37% 1.1% 26
4 BIOETH GHENT 9 28% 1.1% 26
5 INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY RELIG WORLD VIEW 8 70% 0.3% 7
6 PUBL OCCUPAT HLTHEMGO 6 80% 0.2% 4
7 ENVIRONM PHILOSOPHY BIOETH 6 36% 0.6% 14
8 PROMOT EXCELLENCE PALLIAT CARE 6 100% 0.2% 4
9 AGED SERV LEARNING ABORAT 4 67% 0.2% 4
10 BIOMED ETH LAW 4 15% 1.1% 26

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000160719 DANISH CANCER REGISTER//NEUROL PSYCHIAT EINHEIT//DEATH CEREMONY
2 0.0000094066 DEATH RATTLE//HYPODERMOCLYSIS//ARTIFICIAL HYDRATION
3 0.0000093061 MEDICAL FUTILITY//FUTILITY//PROYECTOS BIOET EDUC MED
4 0.0000090869 CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION//INTERNAL MORALITY//CONSCIENCE
5 0.0000085553 ADVANCE DIRECTIVES//ADVANCE CARE PLANNING//ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
6 0.0000079538 ZENTRUM MED RECHT//PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM//ABT ANASTHESIE RETTUNGSMED MERZTHER IE
7 0.0000074849 DIGNITY//DIGNITY THERAPY//MANITOBA PALLIAT CARE UNIT
8 0.0000069705 WITHDRAWING//FAMILY SATISFACTION//WITHHOLDING
9 0.0000050579 HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE//HOSPICE VOLUNTEER//FEMINIST HEALTH CARE
10 0.0000048789 PALLIATIVE CARE//PLACE OF DEATH//PALLIATIVE MEDICINE