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MeSH Heading: Color Therapy
Tree Number(s): E02.190.888.249; E02.774.215; F04.754.215
Unique ID: D016500
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016500
Annotation: treatment of dis with color; coord IM with disease /‌ther (IM)
Scope Note: A form of phototherapy using color to influence health and to treat various physical or mental disorders. The color rays may be in the visible or invisible spectrum and can be administered through colored lights or applied mentally through suggestion.
Entry Version: COLOR THER
Entry Term(s): Chromatotherapy; Chromotherapy; Therapy, Color
Previous Indexing: Color (1972-1991); Phototherapy (1972-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/02
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

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trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0025195
Scope Note: A form of phototherapy using color to influence health and to treat various physical or mental disorders. The color rays may be in the visible or invisible spectrum and can be administered through colored lights or applied mentally through suggestion.
Terms: Color Therapy Preferred Term
Term UI T049361
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Chromatotherapy
Term UI T049358
Date08/21/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Chromotherapy
Term UI T049359
Date08/21/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Therapy, Color
Term UI T049360
Date10/15/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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