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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Electric Stimulation Therapy
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Terapia por Estimulación Eléctrica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica
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Synonyms English:
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Electrotherapy
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Tree Number:
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E02.331
E02.779.468
HP3.018.129
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Definition English:
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Application of electric current in treatment without the generation of perceptible heat. It includes electric stimulation of nerves or muscles, passage of current into the body, or use of interrupted current of low intensity to raise the threshold of the skin to pain. |
See Related English:
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Magnetic Field Therapy
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History Note English:
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90; was ELECTROTHERAPY 1966-89
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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28247
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Unique Identifier:
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D004599
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