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Abstract
Abnormally high temperature intentionally induced in living things regionally or whole body. It is most often induced by radiation (heat waves, infra-red), ultrasound, or drugs.
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8 entry terms
- Fever Therapy
- Hyperthermia, Induced
- Hyperthermia, Therapeutic
- Therapeutic Hyperthermia
- Therapy, Fever
- Thermotherapy
- Hyperthermia, Local
- Local Hyperthermia
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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differentiate entry term FEVER THERAPY from FEVER / ther ( = treatment of fever); coordinate IM with disease / ther (IM); index the specific type of induction only if discussed (probably NIM)
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84; was FEVER THERAPY 1963-83
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Induced Hyperthermia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006979. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006979
- Induced Hyperthermia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthermia_therapy
- Induced Hyperthermia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q564872