DACARBAZINE QV269 DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY WW310 LACRIMAL APPARATUS€¦ · DEFICIENCY DISEASES WD207 Deficiency, protein see PROTEIN DEFICIENCY WD210 Deformed pupil see PUPIL DISORDERS

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DACARBAZINE QV269 DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY WW310

See related LACRIMAL APPARATUS DAIRY PRODUCTS WD85

See related CHEESE; ICE CREAM; MILK DAIRYING QM30

DALTEPARIN QV193 DANCE THERAPY WM632

See related DANCING DANCING HM300

See related DANCE THERAPY; HOBBIES DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR WM38

In learning disability WM837

DAPSONE QV259 Data adjustment see RESEARCH DESIGN Data analysis see STATISTICS AS TOPIC QA27-8 Data analysis, statistical see DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL QA27-8 DATA COLLECTION Q20

See related EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING DATA DISPLAY QA100

Environmental aspects QA220

See related HUMAN ENGINEERING

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL QA27

Health and medical statistics W155 Data pooling see META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC Q20 Data processing, automatic see AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING QA100 Data protection see COMPUTER SECURITY QA250 Data quality see RESEARCH DESIGN Data reporting see RESEARCH DESIGN DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS QA129

DATABASES AS TOPIC QA129

See related SOFTWARE

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DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC Z350

Information skills training Z354.5

See related INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL Databases, distributed see COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS DATABASES, GENETIC QU470

See related GENETIC SCREENING Daughters see NUCLEAR FAMILY HQ625 Day care see DAY CARE, MEDICAL DAY CARE, MEDICAL

For children WS310

For elderly WT385

For learning disabled WM866

For physically disabled and chronically ill WB685

In social welfare HV290

See related AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AMBULATORY SURGERY Day care centres, adult see ADULT DAY CARE CENTRES WT385 Day centres see AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES WX514 Day dreams see FANTASY WLM440 Day hospitals see AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES WX514 Day surgery see AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES WO67 Daytrana see METHYLPHENIDATE QV102 DBT see COGNITIVE THERAPY / methods WM505 DE LANGE SYNDROME WM846

See related LEARNING DISABILITIES Deaf see HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS WV575-635 DEAF-BLIND DISORDERS

See related PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS Deaf-mutism see DEAFNESS WV575-99

DEAFNESS WV575-99 In childhood WV581 See related DEAF-BLIND DISORDERS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING AIDS; LIPREADING DEATH WT600-50

Establishment of time WA325

Legal establishment of death WA325

Registration W93

Maternal WQ560

Foetal WQ230

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Perinatal WQ562

Infant WS820

In children WS412

See related ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; BRAIN DEATH; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FATAL OUTCOME; GRIEF; HOMICIDE; INFANTICIDE; MATERNAL DEATH ; MORTUARY PRACTICE; SUICIDE; TERMINAL CARE; THANATOLOGY Death, assisted see SUICIDE, ASSISTED WA260 DEATH CERTIFICATES W93

See related CADAVER; DEATH Death penalty see CAPITAL PUNISHMENT HM560 Death rate see MORTALITY HA134 DEATH, SUDDEN WA328

See related RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC WG222 Death with dignity see RIGHT TO DIE WA260 DEBRIDEMENT WO196 DECEPTION WLM455

See related FRAUD; LIE DETECTION; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT DECISION MAKING WLM452

See related CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GAME THEORY; POLICY MAKING; PROBLEM SOLVING DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED WB35 DECISION MAKING, ORGANISATIONAL WX200 Decision making reflex epilepsy see EPILEPSY, REFLEX WL460 DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL WB35

See related CLINICAL DECISION MAKING

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES QA4

See related CLINICAL DECISION MAKING DECISION THEORY QA4 DECISION TREES QA4 Decommissioning see HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION WX158 DECOMPRESSION WD612 DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS WD612

See related AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DECOMPRESSION; DIVING; SUBMARINE MEDICINE; DECONTAMINATION WC198

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Decreased muscle tone see MUSCLE HYPOTONIA WE305 Decubitus ulcer see PRESSURE ULCER WR598 DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION WL640

In Parkinson disease WL318

See related ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY Deep vein thrombosis see VENOUS THROMBOSIS WG610 DEFECATION WI102

See related CONSTIPATION; DIARRHOEA; ENCOPRESIS; FAECAL IMPACTION; FAECAL INCONTINENCE; FAECES Defects, equipment see EQUIPMENT FAILURE WX700 DEFENCE MECHANISMS WM470

See related LEARNED HELPLESSNESS Defibrillation, electric see ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK WG220 DEFIBRILLATORS WG26

See related ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE WG26

See related ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED Deficiency disease, dihydropteridine reductase see PHENYLKETONURIAS WD272 Deficiency disease, phenylalanine hydroxylase see PHENYLKETONURIAS WD272 Deficiency disease, phenylalanine hydroxylase, severe see PHENYLKETONURIAS WD272 DEFICIENCY DISEASES WD207 Deficiency, protein see PROTEIN DEFICIENCY WD210 Deformed pupil see PUPIL DISORDERS WW365 Deformities see CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES WS806 Degenerative bone diseases see BONE DISEASES WE240-5 Degenerative diseases, central nervous system see NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES WL310 Degenerative diseases, nervous system see NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES WL310 Degenerative diseases, neurologic see NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES WL310 Degenerative diseases, spinal cord WL340 DEGLUTITION WI250 DEGLUTITION DISORDERS WI250 DEHUMANISATION WLM850

See related PREDJUICE; TORTURE

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DEHYDRATION WD296

See related BODY FLUIDS; FLUID THERAPY; THIRST Dehydrocortisone see PREDNISONE WK755 DEINSTITUTIONALISATION

In mental illness WM670


See related ADOLESCENT, INSTITUTIONALISED; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALISED; HOSPITALISATION; INSTITUTIONALISATION DÉJÀ VU WLM460

See related MEMORY

DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS QV485

See related DRUG IMPLANTS Delayed childbearing see REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR WQ110 DELAYED DIAGNOSIS WB141 Delayed memory see REPRESSION WLM460 Delayed onset post-traumatic stress disorder see STRESS DISORDER, POST-TRAUMATIC WM174 Delayed postpartum haemorrhage see POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE WQ330 Delegation, personnel see PERSONNEL DELEGATION WX224.4 DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL WX224.4 Deliberate self-harm see SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOUR Delinquency see YOUNG OFFENDERS WS346 DELIRIUM WL736

In mental illness WM221 Delirium, dementia, amnestic, cognitive disorders see NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS WM220-30 Delivery see DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC WQ312-20 Delivery, abdominal see CAESAREAN SECTION WQ430 Delivery, home see HOME CHILDBIRTH WQ302 DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC WQ312-20

Forceps WQ314

Complications WQ330

See related LABOUR, OBSTETRIC DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE WX170

Clinical audit aspects WX176

Research - new technology WX20

See related COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES

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DELIVERY ROOMS WQ27

See related BIRTHING CENTRES Delivery, vacuum extraction see VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL WQ320 DELPHI TECHNIQUE Q20

See related SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES Delta-cortisone see PREDNISONE WK755

DELTARETROVIRUS INFECTIONS WH149

See related IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES Delusional disorder see SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID WM205 DELUSIONS WM148 In psychoses WM204 DEMENTIA WM220-4

Senile dementia WT240

See related AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; HUNTINGTON DISEASE DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT WL435 Dementia praecox see SCHIZOPHRENIA WM203 Dementia, pre-senile see ALZHEIMER DISEASE WM221 Dementia, senile see DEMENTIA WT240 DEMENTIA, VASCULAR WM221

See related CEREBRAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS Dementias, transmissible see PRION DISEASES WL338 DEMOCRACY J12 Demographic ageing see POPULATION DYNAMICS HA10 Demographic transition see POPULATION DYNAMICS HA10 DEMOGRAPHY HA10

See related FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; HEALTH STATUS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VITAL STATISTICS DEMYELINATING DISEASES WL360 DENDRITES WL110 DENDRITIC CELLS QS532 DENERVATION WL632

See related NERVE BLOCK DENGUE WC524

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DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY) WM472 DENMARK G Densitometry, X-ray see ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON WN200 DENTAL ALLOYS WU312

See related DENTAL AMALGAM; METAL CERAMIC ALLOYS DENTAL AMALGAM WU312

See related DENTAL ALLOYS Dental anaesthesia see ANAESTHESIA, DENTAL WO750 DENTAL ANXIETY WU61

See related ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEAR; PHOBIC DISORDERS Dental appliances see ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WU450 DENTAL ASSISTANTS WU90 DENTAL AUDIT WU21 DENTAL AUXILIARIES WU90 DENTAL CARE WU

Cardiac problems WG460

Dental care delivery see DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE WU27 DENTAL CARE FOR AGED WU490

See related GERIATRIC DENTISTRY DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN WU480

See related PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL WU470 DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED WU470

See related DISABLED PERSONS DENTAL CARIES WU270

See related CARIOGENIC AGENTS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; ROOT CARIES DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY WU270 DENTAL CASTING TECHNIQUE WU370 DENTAL CEMENTS WU315

See related RESIN CEMENTS DENTAL CLINICS WU27

See related ORAL HEALTH Dental crowns see CROWNS WU380 Dental decay see DENTAL CARIES WU270

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DENTAL DEPOSITS WU250

See related BIOFILMS; DENTAL PLAQUE DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE WU110

See related DENTAL HYGIENE; TOOTHBRUSHING Dental dictionaries see DICTIONARIES, DENTAL WU13 Dental drugs see PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, DENTAL WU166 Dental economics see ECONOMICS, DENTAL WU79 Dental education see EDUCATION, DENTAL WU18-19 Dental education, continuing see EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING WU18-19 Dental education, graduate see EDUCATION, DENTAL, GRADUATE WU18-19 DENTAL ENAMEL WU229 DENTAL EQUIPMENT WU306 Dental ethics see ETHICS, DENTAL WU50 Dental extraction see TOOTH EXTRACTION WU365 DENTAL FACILITIES WU27 Dental fees see FEES, DENTAL WU79 Dental fillings, permanent see DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT WU320 Dental fillings, temporary see DENTAL RESTORATION, TEMPORARY WU320 Dental floss see DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE WU110 Dental health see ORAL HEALTH WU110 Dental health education see HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL WU110 DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WU27 DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS WU16

See related ORAL HEALTH Dental hygiene see ORAL HYGIENE WU110 DENTAL HYGIENISTS WU90 Dental hypnosis see HYPNOSIS, DENTAL WL748 DENTAL IMPLANTATION WU640

See related DENTAL IMPLANTS DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS WU640 Dental implantation, osseointegrated see DENTALIMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS WU640

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DENTAL IMPLANTS WU640

See related DENTAL IMPLANTATION DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE WU370

DENTAL INFORMATICS WU26.5 Dental inlays see INLAYS WU360 DENTAL INSTRUMENTS WU320

See related DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTISTRY Dental laboratories see LABORATORIES, DENTAL WU305-6 Dental legislation see LEGISLATION, DENTAL WU32 Dental libraries see LIBRARIES, DENTAL Z620 DENTAL MATERIALS WU315

See related DENTAL PORCELAIN; INLAYS Dental nurses see DENTAL ASSISTANTS WU90 DENTAL OCCLUSION WU440

See related MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE DENTAL OFFICES WU27 Dental pegs see DENTAL PINS WU306 Dental photography see PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL WU302 Dental phobia see DENTAL ANXIETY WU61 DENTAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA WU102 DENTAL PINS WU306 DENTAL PLAQUE WU250

See related DENTAL DEPOSITS DENTAL PORCELAIN WU315

See related CROWNS; DENTAL MATERIALS Dental practice management see PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, DENTAL; GROUP PRACTICE, DENTAL DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS WU113

See related FLUORIDATION DENTAL PROSTHESIS WU370

See related DENTURES Dental prosthesis, surgical see DENTAL IMPLANTS WU640 DENTAL PULP WU230

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DENTAL PULP CAVITY WU230 DENTAL PULP DISEASES WU230

See related ENDODONTICS Dental radiography see RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL WU141 Dental receptionists see DENTAL AUXILIARIES WU90 DENTAL RECORDS WU95

Automation WU97

DENTAL RESEARCH WU20

DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE WU320 DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT WU320

See related DENTAL PROSTHESIS DENTAL RESTORATION, TEMPORARY WU320

See related DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS Dental schools see SCHOOLS, DENTAL WU19 Dental sealants see PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS WU315 DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL WU27 Dental societies see SOCIETIES, DENTAL WU1 DENTAL STAFF WU90-2/WU308

See related DENTISTS; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL HYGENISTS; DENTAL TECHNICIANS

DENTAL STAFF, HOSPITAL WU90-92

See related DENTISTS; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL ASSISTANTS, DENTAL HYGENISTS; DENTAL TECHNICIANS Dental students see STUDENTS, DENTAL WU18 Dental surgeries see DENTAL OFFICES WU27 Dental surgery see DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; SURGERY, ORAL WU600-40 Dental surgery assistants see DENTAL ASSISTANTS WU90 DENTAL TECHNICIANS WU308 Dental technology see TECHNOLOGY, DENTAL WU300-15 Dental tissue neoplasms see ODONTOGENIC TUMOURS WU280 DENTIFRICES WU110 DENTIN WU229 Dentine see DENTIN WU229

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DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS WU61 DENTISTRY WU21

See related DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; ECONOMICS, DENTAL; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; GERIATRIC DENTISTRY; HISTORY OF DENTISTRY; LEGISLATION, DENTAL; ORAL MEDICINE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SCHOOL DENTISTRY Dentistry for aged see DENTAL CARE FOR AGED WU490 Dentistry for children see DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN WU480 Dentistry for chronically ill see DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL WU470 Dentistry for disabled see DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED WU470 Dentistry, community see COMMUNITY DENTISTRY WU27 Dentistry, forensic see FORENSIC DENTISTRY WA302 Dentistry, geriatric see GERIATRIC DENTISTRY WU490 Dentistry, history see HISTORY OF DENTISTRY WU11 DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE WU320

See related SURGERY, ORAL Dentistry, paediatric see DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN WU480 Dentistry, public health see PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY WA100 DENTISTS WU21 Dentist’s practice patterns see PRACTICE PATTERNS, DENTISTS’ WU100 DENTISTS, WOMEN WU21 DENTITION WU210 Dentition, deciduous see DENTITION, PRIMARY WU210 DENTITION, MIXED WU210 Dentition, Primary see TOOTH, DECIDUOUS WU210 Dentition, transitional see DENTITION, MIXED WU210 DENTURE, COMPLETE WU390

See related MOUTH, EDENTULOUS DENTURE DESIGN WU370-90 DENTURE, OVERLAY WU380 DENTURE, PARTIAL WU380

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DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE WU380 DENTURE PRECISION ATTACHMENT WU370 DENTURES WU370-90 DEOXYCYTIDINE DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES QU136 Deoxyribonucleic acid see DNA QU58.5

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WX110 Department of Health and Social Security see DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WX110 Department of Social Security see DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND PENSIONS HV100-26 DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND PENSIONS HV100-26 DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY) WLM812 DEPENDENT AMBULATION WE60

See related LOCOMOTION; MOBILITY LIMITATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER WM193

DEPERSONALISATION WM184 Depot preparations see DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS QV85 DEPRESSION WLM215

See related ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS Depression, bipolar see BIPOLAR DISORDER WM207 Depression, endogenous see DEPRESSIVE DISORDER WM171 Depression, involutional see DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR WM171 Depression, neurotic see DEPRESSIVE DISORDER WM171 DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM WQ540 Depression, reactive see ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS WM170 Depression, reactive psychotic see AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC WM207 Depression, unipolar see DEPRESSIVE DISORDER WM171 DEPRESSIVE DISORDER WM171

See related MOOD DISORDERS DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR WM171

DEPTH PERCEPTION WW125

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Deputising services see CONTRACT SERVICES + personnel term WA142 Dercum disease see ADIPOSIS DOLOROSA WD294 Deregistration see LICENSURE, MEDICAL; LICENSURE, NURSING DERMABRASION WR600 Dermal sinus see SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA WL540/WS430/WE480 DERMATITIS WR175

See related ECZEMA Dermatitis, actinic see PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS WR160 DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT WR195 DERMATITIS, ATOPIC WR160 DERMATITIS, CONTACT WR175

See related DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS Dermatitis, eczematous see ECZEMA WR159 DERMATITIS, EXFOLIATIVE WR235 DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL WR185

See related DERMATITIS, CONTACT DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC WR175 Dermatitis, photocontact see DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC WR175 DERMATITIS, SEBORRHOEIC WR415 DERMATOGLYPHICS WR101 DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS QV60-5

See related ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES Dermatologic drugs see DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS QV60-5 DERMATOLOGY WR21

See related SKIN DISEASES Dermatomyces see ARTHRODERMATACEAE QW180 DERMATOMYCOSES WR300 Dermatophytes see ARTHODERMATACEAE QW180 Dermatoplasty see SKIN TRANSPLANTATION WO255 Dermatoses see SKIN DISEASES WR140-370 DERMIS WR101-10

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DERMOSCOPY WR141 Descriptors see SUBJECT HEADINGS Z398 Desegregation see RACE RELATIONS HM270

DESENSITISATION, PSYCHOLOGIC WM500

See related IMPLOSIVE THERAPY DESERT CLIMATE G

Acclimatisation QT150 Desertion see DIVORCE HQ520 Design see ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS Design, experimental see RESEARCH DESIGN Design, research see EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH DESIGN DESIGNER DRUGS WM297-9

See related SUBSTANCE RELATED DISORDERS; STREET DRUGS Desktop publishing see SOFTWARE QA130 Detention centres see PRISONS HM535 DETERGENTS QV233 Determination of death see DEATH WA328 Determination of health care needs see NEEDS ASSESSMENT WX140 Deuteromycetes see MITOSPORIC FUNGI QW180 Deuteromycota see MITOSPORIC FUNGI QW180 DEVELOPED COUNTRIES HB

Health problems W140 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HB

Health problems W142

Development disorders see DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WS105 Development planning see SOCIAL PLANNING HV100 Development plans see SOCIAL CHANGE HM100 Development policy see PUBLIC POLICY JB60 Development, economics see ECONOMICS HB Developmental academic disorder see LEARNING DISORDERS WS725

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Developmental agraphia see AGRAPHIA WL760 Developmental articulation disorders see ARTICULATION DISORDERS WL757 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY QH50

See related EMBRYONIC AND FOETAL DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Developmental bone diseases see BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL WE220/WS430 Developmental communication disorders see COMMUNICATION DISORDERS WL752 Developmental co-ordination disorder see MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS WS105 Developmental defects, neural tube see NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS WL540 Developmental delay disorders see DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WS105 Developmental defects see ABNORMALITIES; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN QZ45 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WS105 Developmental disorder, speech or language see LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS WS725 Developmental disorders see DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE WS105 Developmental dysgraphia see AGRAPHIA WL760 Developmental language disorders see LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS WS725 Developmental psychology see PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Developmental psychomotor disorders see PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS WS725 Developmental reading disorder see DYSLEXIA WS725 Developmental screening see MASS SCREENING + CHILD WS141 Deviations, sexual see PARAPHILIAS and specific behaviour HQ300-80 DEVICE APPROVAL WB35 Device design see EQUIPMENT DESIGN WB35 Device failure see EQUIPMENT FAILURE WB35/WX700

DEVICE REMOVAL WO260 Device safety see EQUIPMENT SAFETY W350 Device, medical see EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WB35 DEVON G Dexamphetamine see DEXTROAMPHETAMINE QV102

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Dexmethylphenidate see METHYLPHENIDATE QV102 Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride see METHYLPHENIDATE QV102 DEXTROAMPHETAMINE QV102 DEXTRINS QU83 Dextrose see GLUCOSE WD49 Diabetes, autoimmune see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1 WK810-50 DIABETES COMPLICATIONS WK835

See related DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIABETIC COMA; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES DIABETES, GESTATIONAL WK840

See related DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS DIABETES INSIPIDUS WK565 DIABETES MELLITUS WK810-850

As a complication WK840

In childhood WK845

Nursing WK812

In pregnancy WQ248

See related DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIET, DIABETIC; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; GASTROPARESIS; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; OBESITY IN DIABETES Diabetes mellitus, adult onset see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2 WK810-50 Diabetes mellitus, brittle see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1 WK810-50 Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1 WK810-50 Diabetes mellitus, juvenile onset see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1 WK810-50 Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin dependent see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2 WK810-50 Diabetes mellitus, slow onset see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2 WK810-50 Diabetes mellitus, stable see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2 WK810-50 Diabetes mellitus, sudden onset see DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1 WK810-50 DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1 WK810.2-50 DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2 WK810.5-50

See related METABOLIC SYNDROME X Diabetes, pregnancy induced see DIABETES, GESTATIONAL WK840 Diabetic acidosis see DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS WK830 Diabetic amyotrophy see DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES WK835

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DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES WK835

See related DIABETIC FOOT DIABETIC COMA WK830 DIABETIC DIET see DIET, DIABETIC WK818-19 DIABETIC FOOT WK837

See related FOOT ULCER DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS WK830

See related ACIDOSIS; KETOSIS DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES WK835 DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES WK835 DIABETIC RETINOPATHY WW550 Diacetylmorphine see HEROIN QV92 Diagnoses and examinations see DIAGNOSIS WB141-240 Diagnoses and laboratory examinations see LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES QY90-450 DIAGNOSIS WB141-295

In cancer QZ650-70


Patient-centred WA82

Psychiatric WM141

Children WS401

See related INCIDENTAL FINDINGS Diagnosis, antenatal see PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS WQ212 Diagnosis, delayed see DELAYED DIAGNOSIS WB141 Diagnosis, early see EARLY DIAGNOSIS WB141 DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER ASSISTED WB141 DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL WB141 DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY) WM268 Diagnosis, immunological see IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS QY250 Diagnosis, intrauterine see PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS WQ212 Diagnosis, laboratory see LABORATORY TECHNIQUES & PROCEDURES QY90-450 Diagnosis, nursing see NURSING DIAGNOSIS WY110 DIAGNOSIS, ORAL WU141

See related MOUTH DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL

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Diagnosis, patient-centred see PATIENT PARTICIPATION; DIAGNOSIS WA82 Diagnosis, preimplantation see PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS WQ173 Diagnosis, preimplantation, genetic see PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS WQ173 Diagnosis, prenatal see PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS WQ212 Diagnosis, prenatal, ultrasonic see ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL WQ214 Diagnosis, psychiatric see MENTAL DISORDERS / diagnosis WM141 Diagnosis, radioisotope see DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RADIOISOTOPE WN525 Diagnosis, ultrasonic see ULTRASONOGRAPHY WN420 DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS WX265 Diagnosis, surgical see DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, SURGICAL WO141

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS WM16 DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT QY26 DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS WB141

Incorrect diagnoses after clinical examination or technical diagnostic procedures. WA227

See related COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING WN90-270

See related IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES W128

See related MASS SCREENING DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES WB141-295

See related FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR WG141-49

See related ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOSCOPY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD VOLUME DETERMINATION; HAEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WI141-42.5

Duodenal contents QY130

Gastric contents QY130

Liver tests QY140

See related CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE WK141

See related BLOOD GLUCOSE,SELF-MONITORING; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS

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DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL WL250-65

See related ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEURORADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL

In gynaecology WP150-55

See related COLPOSCOPY; CULDOSCOPY; FOETAL MONITORING; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VAGINAL SMEARS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL WW141-55

See related OPHTHALMOSCOPY; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; VISION TESTS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OTOLOGICAL WV141

See related HEARING TESTS; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RADIOISOTOPE WN525

See related RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM WF141-2

See related BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSCOPY; LARYNGOSCOPY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, SURGICAL WO141

See related BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL WJ141

See related CYSTOSCOPY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; URINALYSIS; URINARY CATHETERISATION; UROGRAPHY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE WB200-95

Pathology QY90-450

See related FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS Diagnostic ultrasound see / ultrasonography with disease WN420 Diagnostic X-Ray see RADIOGRAPHY WN200 Dialectical behaviour therapy see COGNITIVE THERAPY / methods WM505 Dialysis, extracorporeal see RENAL DIALYSIS WJ378-85 Dialysis, kidney see RENAL DIALYSIS WJ378-85 Dialysis, renal see RENAL DIALYSIS WJ378-85 DIAPER RASH WR670 DIAPERS, INFANT WS26 DIAPHRAGM WF800-05 Diaphragmatic hernia see HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC WI969 DIARRHOEA WI407

See related FAECES

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Diastematomyelia see NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS WL540 DIATHERMY WB510

See related HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MICROWAVES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY Diathermy, surgical see ELECTROCOAGULATION WO220 DIAZEPAM QV85

Therapeutic use WM172

Abuse and dependence WM403

Diazepam receptors see RECEPTORS, GABA-A QU60 Dibenylene see PHENOXYBENZAMINE QV223 Dibenyline see PHENOXYBENZAMINE QV223 Dibenziran see PHENOXYBENZAMINE QV223 Dibenzylin see PHENOXYBENZAMINE QV223 Dibenzyline see PHENOXYBENZAMINE QV223 Dibenzyran see PHENOXYBENZAMINE QV223 Dictation see MEDICAL SECRETARIES WX250 DICTIONARIES AS TOPIC PE DICTIONARIES, CHEMICAL QD DICTIONARIES, CLASSICAL PC DICTIONARIES, DENTAL WU13 DICTIONARIES, MEDICAL WB13 DICTIONARIES, PHARMACEUTIC QV13

DICTIONARIES, POLYGLOT PE DICTIONARY

Artificial language e.g. Esperanto PM

English PE

Forensic sciences WA313

Germanic and Scandinavian PD

In immunology QW513

Latin PA

Physiology QT113

In primary care WA113

Romance languages, French, Italian, Spanish PC Did not attend see PATIENT DROPOUTS Diesel fuel see PETROL QV633 Diesel exhaust see VEHICLE EMISSIONS W44

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DIET WD100-80

As aetiology of cancer QZ560

In childhood WS115/415

In dialysis WJ385

In gastrointestinal disease WI130

In heart disease WG216

in illness WD185

In infancy WS803

In old age WT125

In pregnancy WQ188

See related COOKERY; DIET, DIABETIC; DIET THERAPY; FASTING; FOOD; HEALTHY DIET; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS DIET, ATHEROGENIC WG216

See related ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED WD128

See related DIET, HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARBOHYDRATE; DIET THERAPY; OBESITY DIET, DIABETIC WK818-19 Diet drugs see ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS QV129 DIET FADS WD175

DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED WD120

See related DIET THERAPY DIET, FOOD, AND NUTRITION WD10

See related BEVERAGES; FOOD; NUTRITIONAL PHYSOLOGICAL PHENOMENA

DIET, GLUTEN-FREE WD261

See related COELIAC DISEASE; GLUTEN; WHEAT HYPERSENSITIVITY Diet habits see FOOD HABITS WD175 DIET, HIGH PROTEIN WD125

See related DIET HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARBOHYDRATE; DIET THERAPY

DIET, HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARBOHYDRATE WD125/128 Diet, low-carbohydrate see DIET, CARBOHYDRATE RESTRICTED WD128 Diet, low salt see DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED WD115 DIET, MACROBIOTIC WD150

See related DIET, VEGETARIAN; FOOD, ORGANIC DIET, MEDITERRANEAN WD165 Diet modification see FOOD HABITS WD175 DIET RECORDS WD100

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DIET, REDUCING WD110

Psychological aspects WD175

See related OBESITY DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED WD115 DIET SURVEYS WD14 DIET THERAPY WD100-90

In cancer QZ770 Diet, vegan see DIET, VEGETARIAN WD158 DIET, VEGETARIAN WD154

Fruit and vegetable diets WD150

Vegan diet WD158

Dietary calcium see CALCIUM, DIETARY WD80 DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES WD49-51

Control WD128

Metabolism WD278

See related CARBOHYDRATES; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE RESTRICTED Dietary cholesterol see CHOLESTERAL, DIETARY WD57 DIETARY FATS WD53-57

Control WD120

Non dairy fats WD86

DIETARY FIBRE WD52

Special diets WD160

See related LAXATIVES Dietary habits see FOOD HABITS WD175 DIETARY PROTEINS WD42-4

Control WD125

See related PROTEIN DEFICIENCY Dietary requirements see NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WD30 DIETARY SERVICES WD100

Health education WD22

See related DIETETICS Dietary sodium chloride see SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY WD98 DIETARY SUCCROSE WD50 DIETARY SUGARS WD50 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS WD98

See related PROBIOTICS

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DIETETICS WD10-299

See related DIETARY SERVICES; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Differential diagnosis see DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL WB141 Differential, semantic see SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL WLM145 Differentiation, sex see SEX DIFFERENTIATION QS640 Difficult behaviour see SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS WM160 DIFFUSION QU34 DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION

See related INFORMATION DISSEMINATION Digestants see GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS QV69 DIGESTION WI102

See related NUTRITION PROCESSES Digestive epilepsy see EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL WL470 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA WI102 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WI DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES WI140 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WI149 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES WI160

See related HEPATECTOMY Digestive tract see GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT WI200-650 Digestive tract contents see GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS QY130 Digital libraries see LIBRARIES, DIGITAL Digital radiography see RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT WN215 Digital signal processing see SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED QA110 DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES QV153 Dihydropteridine reductase deficiency disease see PHENYLKETONURIAS WD272 DILATATION AND CURETTAGE WQ550

See related GYNAECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES Dilatation, balloon see BALLOON DILATATION WG146 Dilatation, transluminal arterial see ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON WG505 Dimethyl imidazole carboxamide see DACARBAZINE QV269

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Dimethyl triazeno imidazole carboxamide see DACARBAZINE QV269 DIOXINS QV633 Dioxygen see OXYGEN QV312 Diphenylglyoxal superoxide see BENZOYL PEROXIDE WR146 DIPHOSPHONATES QV285 DIPHTHERIA WC318 DIPHTHERIA TOXOID QW805/WC318 DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE QW806 Diphtheria vaccine see DIPHTHERIA TOXOID QW805/WC318 Diplegia, spastic see CEREBRAL PALSY WL440-56 Diplegic infantile cerebral palsy see WL440-56 Dipyramidole see DIPYRIDAMOLE QV150 DIPYRIDAMOLE QV150 DIRECT SERVICE COSTS WX155 Directional coronary atherectomy see ATHERECTOMY, CORONARY WG300 DIRECTORY

Chiropody WE960

Colleges of nursing WY44

Education L6


In physical disability and chronic illness WB602

Medical WA225

Poison control centres QV605

Psychology WLM14

Publishing Z42

Sociology HM13 Directors, medical see PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES and GOVERNING BOARD WA239 Disabilities, developmental see DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WS105 Disability Discrimination Act see DISABLED PERSONS WB605 DISABILITY EVALUATION WA355-70

See related GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Disability leave see SICK LEAVE WX430 Disability, mental see LEARNING DISABILITIES; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS WB800-96 Disability, physical see DISABLED PERSONS WB600-98

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DISABLED CHILDREN WS500

Institutions WS508

See related CHILD, EXCEPTIONAL; CHRONIC DISEASE DISABLED PERSONS WB600-95

Abuse WB621

Case work WB610

Economics WB628

Financial services WB640

Learning disability WM800-96

Legislation WB605

Medical complications WB612

Psychology WB625

See related DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; PENSIONERS; REHABILITATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DISABLED PERSONS ABUSE WB621

See related DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN RIGHTS Disadvantaged see VULNERABLE POPULATIONS HM222 Disadvantaged children see CHILD, EXCEPTIONAL WS321 DISASTER MEDICINE WD452

See related EMERGENCY MEDICINE; MASS VACCINATION; DISASTER PLANNING DISASTER PLANNING W410-15

Major disaster plans W415

Plans against terrorist attacks W415

See related CIVIL DEFENCE Disaster relief see RELIEF WORK HV291 DISASTERS W410-25

Accounts of major disasters W425

Chemical incidents W67

Epidemic disasters W130

Psychology of survivors WLM824

Radiation incidents WN645

See related ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; EARTHQUAKES; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; RELIEF WORK; RESCUE WORK; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; TERRORISM; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS Disasters, natural see DISASTERS W410 DISCECTOMY WE485 DISCECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS WE485 Discharge planning see PATIENT DISCHARGE WA10 Disciplinary procedures see EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE WX444

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DISCLOSURE

See related CONFIDENTIALITY; INFORMED CONSENT; GENETIC PRIVACY; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS; MANDATORY REPORTING; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WHISTLEBLOWING Disclosure, truth see TRUTH DISCLOSURE Discrimination see PREJUDICE Discrimination, gender see WOMEN'S RIGHTS HM245 DISEASE

In learning disabled WM895

Pathogenesis QZ40-85

Pathophysiology. General manifestations of disease QZ140-190

Physical disease in mental illness WM80

Disease carriers see CARRIER STATE QW700 Disease clustering see CLUSTER ANALYSIS W130 Disease costs see COST OF ILLNESS WA5 DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL

See related TREATMENT OUTCOME Disease frequency outbreaks see CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES W115 DISEASE MANAGEMENT WB

See related PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs see ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS QV247

DISEASE NOTIFICATION W90

See related EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; MANDATORY REPORTING DISEASE OUTBREAKS W130

See related COMMUNICABLE DISEASES DISEASE PROGRESSION WB612

See related CLINICAL DETERIORATION DISEASE RESERVOIRS W130

See related CARRIER STATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; ZOONOSES DISEASE RESISTANCE QW700

See related IMMUNITY, INNATE DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY QZ50

See related GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS W110

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DISEASES IN TWINS

Mental disorders WM31.3

See related GENETICS, MEDICAL; TWINS Diseases, occupational see OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES W300 Disincentives see MOTIVATION DISINFECTANTS QV220-239

Infection control WC198

See related ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL DISINFECTION WC198 Disinfection, hand see HANDWASHING WC198 Disinfestation see PEST CONTROL W57 Dislocations see Joint dislocations WE150 Dismissal see EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE: PERSONNEL TURNOVER WX444 Disorders first diagnoses in childhood see MENTAL DISORDERS DIAGNOSED IN CHILDHOOD WM120-22 DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE WL724

See related NARCOLEPSY Disorders of the autonomic nervous system see AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES WL190 Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep see SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS WL724 DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT

See related TRANSSEXUALISM; GONADS

In females WP136/180

In males WJ712/715

Sex reversal HQ320 Disorders usually diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence see MENTAL DISORDERS DIAGNOSED IN CHILDHOOD WM120-2 Disorientation see CONFUSION WM200/WT240 Disparities in health status see HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES W260 Disparities in healthcare see HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES WX170 DISPENSATORIES QV440 Dispensing fees see PRESCRIPTION FEES QV427 Dispensing opticians see OPTOMETRY WW480 DISPLACEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY) WM473

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Displays see EXHIBITS Z225 DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT WB35

Supplies department WX542-7

Infection control WC198

Surgical equipment WO162-7

Disposal, medical waste see MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL W70 Disputes see DISSENT AND DISPUTES HM280 Disruptive Behaviour Disorder see ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR DISORD

See related BEHAVIOUR, ADDICTIVE; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOUR; GAMBLING; PARAPHILIAS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS ERS WS730/WLM477 DISRUPITVE, IMPULSE CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERS WM160

DISSECTION QS130-2

Laws relating to dissection QS132

See related ANATOMY; BIOPSY; CADAVER; SPECIMEN HANDLING DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION WH322

See related BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS DISSENT AND DISPUTES HM280

Doctor/patient dissent WA270

Industrial relations WX450

Patient complaints WA80

See related CIVIL DISORDERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRIKES, EMPLOYEE DISSERTATIONS, ACADEMIC AS TOPIC

Medical PE

Scientific Q50

Writing dissertations and theses L128

Dissociation see DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS WM180 DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS WM180

See related MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER Dissociative identity disorder see MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER WM186 Dissociative reaction see DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS WM180 Distal myopathies see MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES WE340 Distance learning see EDUCATION, DISTANCE L45 DISTANCE PERCEPTION WW122 Distorted hearing see HEARING DISORDERS WV575 Distraction osteogenesis see OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION WE170 Distraneurin see CHLORMETHIAZOLE QV85

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Distributed systems see COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Distribution systems, hospital see HOSPITAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS WX547 District general hospitals see HOSPITALS, DISTRICT WX120 District health authorities see HEALTH AUTHORITIES WX116-7 District management team see HEALTH AUTHORITIES WX116 District nurses see NURSES, COMMUNITY HEALTH WA164 District nursing see COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WA164 DIURESIS WJ166

See related DIURETICS; KIDNEY DIURETICS QV160

See related ANTIDIURETIC AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIURESIS Diurnal rhythm see CIRCADIAN RHYTHM QT167 Divergent strabismus see EXOTROPIA WW515 DIVERTICULITIS WI425 DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC WI425 DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC WI425 DIVERTICULUM DIVING WD660

See related DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; IMMERSION; SUBMARINE MEDICINE; SWIMMING DIVORCE HQ550

Effects on children WS248

See related MARRIAGE; MARITAL THERAPY DIZZINESS WV555

See related VERTIGO DNA QU58.5

See related GENETIC CODE; NUCLEIC ACIDS DNA FINGERPRINTING QU450

See related GENETIC PRIVACY DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL QU58.5 DNA PROBES QU58.5 DNA profiling see DNA FINGERPRINTING QU450 DNA, RECOMBINANT QZ60

See related GENETIC ENGINEERING

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DNA recombinant proteins see RECOMBINANT PROTEINS QU55 DNA REPAIR QZ60 DNA sequence analysis see SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA DNA therapy see GENETIC THERAPY QZ60 DNA typing see DNA FINGERPRINTING QU450 DNA VIRUSES QW165 Do-not-resuscitate orders see RESUSCITATION ORDERS WA260 Doctor-patient relations see PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS WA270 Doctors see PHYSICIANS WA237 DOCUMENTATION Z350

See related ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; CATALOGUING; CLASSIFICATION; FILING; RECORDS AS TOPIC; VOCABULARY, CONTROLLED DOGS QM30 Domestic partners see SPOUSES HQ500-70 Domestic services see HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL WX534 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HQ675-80

See related CHILD ABUSE; ELDER ABUSE; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE Domicile see RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS HA130 Domiciliary care see HOME CARE SERVICES WA164-80 DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL WL716

See related APHASIA Dominance hierarchy see SOCIAL DOMINANCE HM220 Dominance, social see SOCIAL DOMINANCE HM220 DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION WLM230

See related BULLYING

Bullying in the workplace WX424

Bullying among children WS342 Donepezil see INDANS QD20 Donor cards see TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT WO305 DONOR SELECTION WO305

See related TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT Donors see TISSUE DONORS WO305 Donors,living see LIVING DONORS WO305

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DOPAMINE WK 725

See related DOPAMINE AGENTS; LEVODOPA DOPAMINE AGENTS QV76.5 DOPAMINE AGONISTS QV76.5 DOPING IN SPORTS WD505 Doppler echocardiography see ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER WG148 DOPPLER EFFECT

In biophysics QT34

In medical physics WN400 Doppler shift see DOPPLER EFFECT Doppler ultrasound see ULTRASONICS WN420-8 DORSET G Dosage calculations see DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS QV448 DOSAGE FORMS QV485-7

See related DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS Dosage, radiation see RADIATION DOSAGE WN358 Dosage, radiotherapy see RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE WN355 DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG QV448

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION WN355

See related RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE Dosimetry calculations, computer-assisted see RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED WN300 Dosimetry, radiation see RADIOMETRY WN358 Doss houses see HOUSING HV925 Dot immunoblotting see IMMUNOBLOTTING QW525 DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD QV471

See related EPIDEMIOLOG RESEARCH DESIGN DOWN SYNDROME WM845 Down’s syndrome see DOWN SYNDROME WM845 Downsizing, staff see PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING WX424 Doxil see DOXORUBICIN QV269 DOXORUBICIN QV269

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DRAINAGE, POSTURAL WF145

In bronchitis WF550

In bronchiectasis WF544

In cystic fibrosis WI820

In lung abscess WF651 DRAINAGE, SANITARY W60 Drainage, suction see SUCTION WO198 DRAMA

As therapy WB590

See related MEDICINE IN LITERATURE Drama therapy see ACTING OUT; PSYCHODRAMA WM630 DREAMS WL722

Psychoanalytic aspects WM461

See related IMAGINATION Dressings see BANDAGES WO167 DRGs see DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS WX265 Drierite see CALCIUM SULFATE DRINKING WI102

See related DRINKING BEHAVIOUR DRINKING BEHAVIOUR WL712 Drip infusions see INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS WB354 DRIVE WLM200 Drooling see SIALORRHOEA WI230 Dropsy see OEDEMA WF635 Drought see DISASTERS W130 DROWNING

Accidents W497

See related IMMERSION; NEAR DROWNING; RESUSCITATION Drug abuse see SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS WM265-99 Drug abuse detection see SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION WM270 Drug abuse screening see SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION WM270 Drug abuse testing see SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION WM270 Drug abuse treatment centres see SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTRES WM273 Drug abuse, intravenous see SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS WM270

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Drug abuse in sport see DOPING IN SPORTS Drug abuse, parenteral see SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS WM270 Drug abuse treatment centres see SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTRES WM273 Drug action see PHARMACOKINETICS QV38 Drug addiction see SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS WM265-99 Drug addicts see DRUG USERS WM270 Drug administration see DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHE-DULE and specific forms of drug administration. Drug administration, anal see ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL WB344 Drug administration, bladder see ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL WB340 Drug administration, inhalation see ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION WB342 Drug administration, intranasal see ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL WB342 Drug administration, intravesical see ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL WB340 Drug administration, oral see ADMINISTRATION, ORAL WB350 Drug administration, rectal see ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL WB344 DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES WB340-54

See related DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; INSTILLATION, DRUG DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE WB340 Drug adulteration see DRUG CONTAMINATION QV427 Drug aerosol therapy see ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION WB342 Drug allergy see DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY WD325 DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL WM272.5/QV33

See related DRUG APPROVAL; LEGISLATION, DRUG; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS. DRUG ANTAGONISM QV38

See related POLYPHARMACY DRUG APPROVAL QV32-3

See related CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL Drug combinations, antineoplastic see ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS QV269 Drug committees see PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE QV427 DRUG COMPOUNDING QV478

Drug containers see DRUG PACKAGING QV525

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DRUG CONTAMINATION QV474

DRUG COSTS QV470

See related ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS WB340

See related DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS Drug delivery systems, implantable see INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE WB354 Drug dependence see SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS WM270 Drug development see CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC QV471 Drug dosage see DOSAGE FORMS QV485 DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS QV448

Mathematical texts on drug calculations QA4 Drug effects on physiology see PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DRUGS QV38 DRUG-ELUTING STENTS

For coronary artery disease WG300 DRUG ERUPTIONS WR165 DRUG EVALUATION QV471

See related CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL QV471

See related TOXICITY TESTS Drug flavouring agents see FLAVOURING AGENTS QV510 Drug-food interactions see FOOD-DRUG INTERACTIONS QV38 Drug formulation see CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL QV444 Drug manufacturing fraud see FRAUD QV473 Drug habituation see SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS WM270 DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY WD325 DRUG IMPLANTS QV485

See related INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE Drug impurity see DRUG CONTAMINATION QV427 DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY QV446 Drug-induced abnormalities see ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED QV679 DRUG INDUSTRY QV470

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DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES QV55

See related ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS Drug infusion systems see INFUSION PUMPS WB354 DRUG INTERACTIONS QV38

See related DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS Drug kinetics see PHARMACOKINETICS QV38 DRUG LABELLING QV535 Drug laws see LEGISLATION, DRUG QV432-3 Drug management see DRUG STORAGE QV480 DRUG MONITORING QV471

See related ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS DRUG OVERDOSE QZ42

In suicide WM250 DRUG PACKAGING QV525 Drug physiological effects see PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DRUGS QV38 Drug preparation see DRUG COMPOUNDING QV478 DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS QV448

See related LEGISLATION, DRUG Drug reactions see DRUG ERUPTIONS or PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS / adverse effects Drug recall see DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTOL QV474 Drug regulations see DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL QV32/33 Drug rehabilitation centres see SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTRES WM273 DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS QV38

See related DRUG INTERACTIONS

DRUG RESISTANCE QW52

See related PHARMACOGENETICS DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL QW52 DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL QW45

See related MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE QW52

Therapeutic aspects WB330 Drug screening see DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL QV471 DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOUR QV269

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DRUG STORAGE QV480 Drug targeting see DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS WB340 DRUG THERAPY WB330-54

In psychiatry WM402-3

See related MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACOLOGIC ACTIONS

In cancer QZ710 Drug therapy, adjuvant see CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT QZ760 Drug therapy, aerosol see ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION WB342 DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION WB330-54

See related ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; POLYPHARMACY DRUG TOLERANCE QV38 Drug Toxicity see DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS QV38 Drug treatment centres see SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTRES WM272 Drug usage see SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS WM270 Drug use disorders see SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS WM270 DRUG USERS WM270 DRUG UTILISATION QV448 DRUG UTILISATION REVIEW QV448 Drug vehicles see VEHICLES QV500 Drug withdrawal syndrome see SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME WM270.5 Drugs see PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS QV60-370 DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL QV466

See related PHYTOTHERAPY Drugs, dental see PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, DENTAL WU166 DRUGS, GENERIC QV448 Drugs, non-prescription see NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS QV472 Drugs, non-proprietary see DRUGS, GENERIC QV448 Drugs of abuse see STREET DRUGS WM276-299 Drugs of plant origin see PLANTS, MEDICINAL QV466 Drugs, orphan see ORPHAN DRUG PRODUCTION QV470 Drugs, prescription see PRESCRIPTION DRUGS QV60-370

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Drunkenness see ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION WM274.5 DRY EYE SYDROMES WW310 DSM see DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS WM16 DTP vaccine see DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE QW806 Dual diagnosis see DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY) WM268 Dual personality see MULTIPLE-PERSONALITY DISORDER WM186 Duchenne muscular dystrophy see MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE WE340 Duck gait see GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC WL270 DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS WQ210 DUCTUS, ARTERIOSUS, PATENT WS804

See related HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL Duhring's disease see DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS WR245 Duodenal contents laboratory investigation see GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS QY130 DUODENAL DISEASES WI505

See related INTESTINAL DISEASES DUODENAL NEOPLASMS WI435

See related INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS DUODENAL ULCER WI370 DUODENUM WI505

See related INTESTINE, SMALL Duplicating processes see COPYING PROCESSES Z65 DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE WE675 DURA MATER WL122

See related MENINGES DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WB35 Duration of commitment see COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL WM33 DUST WD305

See related ALLERGENS; PNEUMOCONIOSIS Duty rota see PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING DUTY TO RECONTACT WA255

See related DUTY TO WARN; ETHICS, MEDICAL

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DUTY TO WARN WA255

See related CONFIDENTIALITY; DUTY TO RECONTACT; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GENETIC PRIVACY; MANDATORY REPORTING DVDs see COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES QA350 DWARFISM WE228

See related ACHONDROPLASIA; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; GROWTH DISORDERS DWARFISM, PITUITARY WK550

See related HYPOPITUITARISM Dye exclusion assays, antitumour see DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOUR QV269 Dyes see COLOURING AGENTS QV235/40 Dynamic cardiomyoplasty see CARDIOMYOPLASTY WG430 Dynamic stretching see MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES WB541 Dynamite see NITROGLYCERIN QV156 DYSARTHRIA WL757 DYSENTERY WC280

See related INTESTINAL DISEASES Dysglossia see SPEECH DISORDERS WL752 Dysgraphia see AGRAPHIA WL760 Dyskinesia syndromes see MOVEMENT DISORDERS WL300 DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED WL375

Psychiatric aspects WM403

See related AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED Dyskinesia, tardive see DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED WM375/WM403 DYSKINESIAS WL380

See related MOVEMENT DISORDERS

Dyslalia see SPEECH DISORDERS WL752 DYSLEXIA WS725

in adults WL760 in education L56 See related LEARNING DISORDERS. DYSLEXIA, ACQUIRED WL760

In organic mental disorders WM230 Dyslexia, developmental see DYSLEXIA WS725 DYSMENORRHOEA WP626 Dysosmia see OLFACTION DISORDERS WV301

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DYSOSTOSES WE220 Dysostosis, craniofacial see CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS WE403 DYSPAREUNIA HQ200 DYSPEPSIA WI145 Dysphagia see DEGLUTITION DISORDERS WI250 Dysphasia see APHASIA WL758 DYSPNOEA WF160 Dyspraxia see APRAXIAS WL704 DYSSOMNIAS WL724 Dysthymia see DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS WM171

DYSTOCIA WQ310

See related OBSTETRIC LABOUR COMPLICATIONS DYSTONIA WE346

Documents

DACARBAZINE QV269 DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY WW310 LACRIMAL APPARATUS€¦ · DEFICIENCY DISEASES WD207 Deficiency, protein see PROTEIN DEFICIENCY WD210 Deformed pupil see PUPIL DISORDERS