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MeSH Qualifier: drug therapy
Unique ID: Q000188
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000188
Annotation: subhead only; includes treatment or prevention by drugs & chemicals; includes therapy with antibiotics; not for immunotherapy nor for tissue therapy ( = /‌therapy); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.26; DF: /‌drug ther or /DT
Scope Note: Used with disease headings for the treatment of disease by the administration of drugs, chemicals, and antibiotics. For diet therapy and radiotherapy, use specific subheadings. Excludes immunotherapy for which therapy is used.
Entry Version: DRUG THER
Abbreviation: DT
Entry Term(s): chemotherapy; pharmacologic therapy; pharmacotherapy
Online Note: search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/DT or DT (SH) or SUBS APPLY DT
History Note: 66; used with Category C & F 1966-74; C & F3 1975-87; C, F3 & SMOKING 1988; C, F3 & SMOKING+ 1989; C & F3 1990 forward
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2003/07/22

Concept UI: M0030372
Scope Note: Used with disease headings for the treatment of disease by the administration of drugs, chemicals, and antibiotics. For diet therapy and radiotherapy, use specific subheadings. Excludes immunotherapy for which therapy is used.
Terms: drug therapy Preferred Term
Term UI T060746
Date01/01/1955
QA: DT
LexicalTag NON; pharmacologic therapy
Term UI T060749
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON; pharmacotherapy
Term UI T060748
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON; chemotherapy
Term UI T060747
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON

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