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MeSH Heading: Phototherapy
Tree Number(s): E02.774
Unique ID: D010789
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010789
Annotation: coord disease with /‌ther, not /‌radiother; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; COLOR THERAPY; & ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY are also available
Scope Note: Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
Entry Version: PHOTOTHER
Entry Term(s): Blue Light Therapy; Blue-light Therapy; Light Therapy; Photoradiation Therapy; Red Light Phototherapy; Therapy, Photoradiation
NLM Classification #: WB 480
Previous Indexing: Jaundice, Neonatal/therapy (1966-1980); Light/therapeutic use (1967-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80; HELIOTHERAPY was see under PHYSICAL THERAPY 1975-85 & SUNLIGHT 1963-74
Online Note: to search LIGHT/TU use PHOTOTHERAPY 1966-80 (with no qualif)
History Note: 81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/04/09
Revision Date: 2023/03/16

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

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ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

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mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

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trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0016762
Scope Note: Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
Terms: Phototherapy Preferred Term
Term UI T031857
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1981); Light Therapy
Term UI T363931
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Photoradiation Therapy
Term UI T031856
Date03/25/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Therapy, Photoradiation
Term UI T031855
Date03/25/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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