| Descriptor English: | Phototherapy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fototerapia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fototerapia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Photothérapie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Light Therapies Light Therapy Photoradiation Therapies Photoradiation Therapy Phototherapies Therapies, Light Therapies, Photoradiation Therapy, Light Therapy, Photoradiation |
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| Tree number(s): |
E02.774 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010789 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths. |
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| Annotation: | coord disease with /ther, not /radiother; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; COLOR THERAPY; & ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY are also available |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Jaundice, Neonatal/therapy (1966-1980) Light/therapeutic use (1967-1980) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80; HELIOTHERAPY was see under PHYSICAL THERAPY 1975-85 & SUNLIGHT 1963-74 |
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| Online Note: | to search LIGHT/TU use PHOTOTHERAPY 1966-80 (with no qualif) |
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| History Note: | 81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80 |
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| Entry Version: | PHOTOTHER |
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| DeCS ID: | 10987 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010789 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WB 480 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1981/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1980/04/09 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2005/07/25 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics
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Phototherapy
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0016762 |
| Scope note | Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths. |
| Preferred term | Phototherapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Light Therapies Light Therapy Photoradiation Therapies Photoradiation Therapy Phototherapies Therapies, Light Therapies, Photoradiation Therapy, Light Therapy, Photoradiation |
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