Preferred Label : ultraviolet therapy;
MeSH definition : The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually
of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning.
Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, is closer to visible light and less damaging than Ultraviolet
B, which is ionizing.;
MeSH synonym : actinotherapy; therapy, ultraviolet; actinotherapies; therapies, ultraviolet; ultraviolet therapies;
MeSH annotation : non-ionizing but short-wave UV is ionizing; do not use /util except by MeSH definition;
coord with dis /radiother, not dis /ther; do not index here for ultraviolet ther in
PUVA THERAPY unless particularly discussed; coordinate with disease /radiother, not disease /ther;
Origin ID : D014467;
UMLS CUI : C0041626;
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The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually
of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning.
Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, is closer to visible light and less damaging than Ultraviolet
B, which is ionizing.
http://www.cochrane.org/fr/CD009481/phototherapie-utilisant-les-ultraviolets-b-bande-etroite-versus-les-ultraviolets-b-large-bande-ou-la
2013
false
true
false
France
United Kingdom
French
psoriasis
phototherapy
french abstract
treatment outcome
meta-analysis
ultraviolet therapy
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