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Descriptor
English
:
Chronotherapy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
cronoterapia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cronoterapia
Synonyms
English
:
Chronotherapies
Tree Number:
E02.168
Definition
English
:
The
adaptation
of
therapeutic approaches
such as pharmacological (
DRUG CHRONOTHERAPY
), surgical, radiological, or physical to the known variations in biological RHYTHMICITY, such as CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS. The treatment is aimed at supporting normal rhythms, or modifying the timing of therapy to achieve maximal
efficacy
and minimal adverse effect.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with type of therapy but do not coordinate with
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
;
SLEEP PHASE CHRONOTHERAPY
and
DRUG CHRONOTHERAPY
are also available
See Related
English
:
Chronobiology Discipline
Chronobiology Phenomena
Circadian Rhythm
History Note
English
:
97
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
33104
Unique Identifier:
D019454
Occurrence in VHL
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