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Descriptor English: Heliotherapy
Descriptor Spanish: Helioterapia
Descriptor helioterapia
Scope note: Tratamiento de una enfermedad por la exposición del cuerpo a la LUZ SOLAR, un empleo terapéutico del BAÑO DE SOL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Helioterapia
Descriptor French: Héliothérapie
Tree number(s): E02.774.430
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006370
Scope note: The treatment of disease by exposing the body to SUNLIGHT, a therapeutic use of SUNBATHING.
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
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PHOTOTHERAPY 1986-90; was see under PHYSICAL THERAPY 1975-85; was see under SUNLIGHT 1966-74
Online Note: use SUNLIGHT to search HELIOTHERAPY 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under PHOTOTHERAPY 1986-90; was see under PHYSICAL THERAPY 1975-85; was see under SUNLIGHT 1963-74
Entry Version: HELIOTHER
DeCS ID: 6519
Unique ID: D006370
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Heliotherapy - Preferred
Concept UI M0010003
Scope note The treatment of disease by exposing the body to SUNLIGHT, a therapeutic use of SUNBATHING.
Preferred term Heliotherapy



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