"Phototherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
| Descriptor ID |
D010789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.774
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| Concept/Terms |
Phototherapy- Phototherapy
- Phototherapies
- Therapy, Photoradiation
- Photoradiation Therapies
- Therapies, Photoradiation
- Light Therapy
- Light Therapies
- Therapies, Light
- Therapy, Light
- Photoradiation Therapy
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phototherapy" by people in Profiles.
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This Month in JAAD: June 2021. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 06; 84(6):1542.
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Predicting the Need for Phototherapy After Discharge. Pediatrics. 2021 05; 147(5).
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Outcomes Using Narrowband UVB Phototherapy for Acute Cutaneous Graft Versus Host Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 01; 43(1):e151-e153.
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Enhanced Photothermal Therapy through the In Situ Activation of a Temperature and Redox Dual-Sensitive Nanoreservoir of Triptolide. Small. 2020 09; 16(38):e2003398.
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Hyperbilirubinemia, Phototherapy, and Childhood Asthma. Pediatrics. 2018 10; 142(4).
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Mussel-inspired PLGA/polydopamine core-shell nanoparticle for light induced cancer thermochemotherapy. Acta Biomater. 2017 09 01; 59:181-191.
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Phototherapy and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatrics. 2016 11; 138(5).
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Risk of Autism Associated With Hyperbilirubinemia and Phototherapy. Pediatrics. 2016 10; 138(4).
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Retrospective Cohort Study of Phototherapy and Childhood Cancer in Northern California. Pediatrics. 2016 06; 137(6).
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Association Between Laboratory Calibration of a Serum Bilirubin Assay, Neonatal Bilirubin Levels, and Phototherapy Use. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 06 01; 170(6):557-61.