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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Ultraviolet Therapy
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Terapia Ultravioleta
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Terapia Ultravioleta
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Synonyms English:
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Therapy, Ultraviolet
Actinotherapies
Therapies, Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet Therapies
Actinotherapy
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Tree Number:
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E02.774.945
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Definition English:
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The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning. Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, is closer to visible light and less damaging than Ultraviolet B, which is ionizing. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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non-ionizing but short-wave UV is ionizing; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord with dis /radiother, not dis /ther; do not index here for ultraviolet ther in PUVA THERAPY unless particularly discussed
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See Related English:
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Photochemotherapy
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History Note English:
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65
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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14866
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Unique Identifier:
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D014467
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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