Structured Summary
Abstract
Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
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Synonyms
25 entry terms
- Light Therapy
- Photoradiation Therapy
- Therapy, Photoradiation
- Light Therapies
- Photoradiation Therapies
- Phototherapies
- Therapies, Light
- Therapies, Photoradiation
- Therapy, Light
- Blue Light Therapy
- Blue-light Therapy
- Red Light Phototherapy
- Blue Light Therapies
- Blue-light Therapies
- Light Phototherapies, Red
- Light Phototherapy, Red
- Light Therapies, Blue
- Light Therapy, Blue
- Phototherapies, Red Light
- Phototherapy, Red Light
- Red Light Phototherapies
- Therapies, Blue Light
- Therapies, Blue-light
- Therapy, Blue Light
- Therapy, Blue-light
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Aspects Covered
14 allowable subheadings
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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Indexing Annotation
coord disease with /ther, not /radiother; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; COLOR THERAPY; & ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY are also available
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History Note
81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80
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Previous Indexing
- Jaundice, Neonatal/therapy (1966-1980)
- Light/therapeutic use (1967-1980)
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WB 480
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Phototherapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010789. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010789
- Phototherapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_therapy
- Phototherapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243570