| Descriptor English: | Drug Therapy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Quimioterapia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Tratamento Farmacológico | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Traitement médicamenteux | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Chemotherapies Chemotherapy Drug Therapies Pharmacotherapies Pharmacotherapy Therapies, Drug Therapy, Drug |
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| Tree number(s): |
E02.319 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004358 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The use of DRUGS to treat a DISEASE or its symptoms. One example is the use of ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS to treat CANCER. |
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| Annotation: | general only: prefer /drug ther with disease term: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.26; note entry term CHEMOTHERAPY: prefer specific chemical or chemical group, e.g., chemotherapy of lymphoma = LYMPHOMA /drug ther + ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS /ther use, not DRUG THERAPY |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
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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| Entry Combination: |
adverse effects:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
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| Entry Version: | DRUG THER |
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| Related: |
Medication Errors
MeSH Pharmacologic Actions MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 4418 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004358 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics
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Drug Therapy
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| Concept UI |
M0006850 |
| Scope note | The use of DRUGS to treat a DISEASE or its symptoms. One example is the use of ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS to treat CANCER. |
| Preferred term | Drug Therapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Chemotherapies Chemotherapy Drug Therapies Pharmacotherapies Pharmacotherapy Therapies, Drug Therapy, Drug |
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