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MeSH Heading: Orthomolecular Therapy
Tree Number(s): E02.319.630; F04.570.400
Unique ID: D009974
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009974
Scope Note: The use of very large doses of vitamins or other naturally occurring substances normally present in the body, frequently for the treatment of mental disorders.
Entry Version: ORTHOMOL THER
Entry Term(s): Megavitamin Therapy; Therapy, Megavitamin; Therapy, Orthomolecular
Previous Indexing: Ascorbic Acid (1974-1976); Vitamins (1974-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 1997/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

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methods (MT)

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Concept UI: M0015467
Scope Note: The use of very large doses of vitamins or other naturally occurring substances normally present in the body, frequently for the treatment of mental disorders.
Terms: Orthomolecular Therapy Preferred Term
Term UI T029509
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1977); Therapy, Orthomolecular
Term UI T029508
Date05/12/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Therapy, Megavitamin
Term UI T029506
Date05/31/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Megavitamin Therapy
Term UI T029507
Date05/12/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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