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Therapeutics > Phototherapy

Preferred term

Phototherapy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Light Therapies
  • Light Therapy
  • Photoradiation Therapies
  • Photoradiation Therapy
  • Therapies, Light
  • Therapies, Photoradiation
  • Therapy, Light
  • Therapy, Photoradiation

Note

  • coord disease with /ther, not /radiother; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; COLOR THERAPY; & ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY are also available

Scope note

  • Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.

History note

  • 81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80

In other languages

  • valohoito

    Finnish

  • fototerapia
  • fototerapiat
  • phototherapia
  • valohoidot
  • valoterapia
  • valoterapiat
  • Ljusterapi

    Swedish

  • Fototerapi
  • Ljusbehandling

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010789

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