C
CACAO For chocolate & cocoa in diet WD93 Pharmacological effects QV107 See related CHOCOLATE
Cachectin receptors see RECEPTORS, TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR QW630
CACHEXIA WB143 In nutrition WD205 In cancer QZ770 See related HYPOPITUITARISM for pituitary cachexia
Cacosmia see OLFACTION DISORDERS WV301
CADAVER W95 See related AUTOPSY; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DISSECTION; EMBALMING; GRAVE ROBBING; MORTUARY PRACTICE.
CADMIUM QV290
CADMIUM POISONING QV610
CAECAL DISEASES WI530 See related APPENDICITIS; INTESTINAL DISEASES
CAECAL NEOPLASMS WI530 See related INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS
CAECOSTOMY WI530 See related CAECUM
CAECUM WI530 See related INTESTINE, LARGE
CAESAREAN SECTION WQ430
Cafeterias See RESTAURANTS or FOOD SERVICES
CAFFEINE QV107 See related COFFEE
Caisson disease see DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS WD612
CALCANEUS WE900 See related HEEL
Calcification, pathologic See CALCINOSIS WD289
CALCINOSIS WD289 Calcinosis intervertebralis WE480
CALCITONIN WK202
CALCIUM QV276 Inorganic chemistry QD4 See related HYPERCALCAEMIA; METALS, ALKALINE EARTH
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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS QV150 See related ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS
CALCIUM, DIETARY WD80 Biochemistry QU130 Control in diet WD132
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE QV276 In dentistry WU315 Inorganic chemistry QD181
CALCIUM METABOLISM DISORDERS WD254 See related HYPERCALCAEMIA
CALCIUM PHOSPHATES QD4 Of bone in general WE210 Of teeth WU101
CALCIUM SULPHATE Plaster of Paris WE162
Calculating machines see COMPUTERS QA50
Calculators, programmable see COMPUTERS QA50
CALCULI QZ140 See related LITHOTRIPSY; CHOLELITHIASIS; KIDNEY CALCULI; URINARY CALCULI etc
Calf of the leg see LEG WE840
CALIBRATION In medical imaging equipment WN415
Calisthenics See GYMNASTICS W570
CALLOSITIES WR144 Corns WE900
Callotasis see OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION WE170
Calmette Guerin bacillus vaccine see BCG vaccine WF225
Caloric intake see ENERGY INTAKE WD35
Calories see ENERGY INTAKE WD35
CALORIMETRY QU125 See related HOT TEMPERATURE
Campimetry see PERIMETRY WW152
CAMPTOTHECIN
CAMPYLOBACTER QW154
CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS WC260
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CANADA G Health statistics W240
Canary Islands see SPAIN G
Cancer see NEOPLASMS QZ200-895
CANCER CARE FACILITIES QZ615 See related ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL
Cancer care units see ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL or CANCER CARE FACILITIES QZ615 Cancer chemotherapy protocols see ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS QZ269
Cancer drug tests see DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOUR QZ710
Cancer, embryonal and mixed see NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL QZ310
Cancer nursing see ONCOLOGIC NURSING QZ800
Cancer of the cervix see UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS WP540
Cancer of the muscles see MUSCLE NEOPLASMS WE305
Cancer of the nose see NOSE NEOPLASMS WV310
Cancer of the oesophagus see OESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS WI250
Cancer of the oropharynx see OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS WV420
Cancer of the ovary see OVARIAN NEOPLASMS WP650
Cancer of the pancreas see PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS WI810
Cancer of the paranasal sinuses see PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS WV340
Cancer of the parathyroid gland see PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS WK300
Cancer of the parotid gland see PAROTID NEOPLASMS WI230
Cancer of the pelvis WE700
Cancer of the penis see PENILE CANCER WJ790
Cancer of the pharynx see PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS WV420
Cancer of the pituitary see PITUITARY NEOPLASMS WK585
Cancer of the prostate see PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS WJ752
Cancer of the rectum see RECTAL NEOPLASMS WI610
Cancer of the retina see RETINAL NEOPLASMS WW170
Cancer of the salivary glands see SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS WI230
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Cancer of the sigmoid see SIGMOID NEOPLASMS WI560
Cancer of the skin see SKIN NEOPLASMS WR500-10
Cancer of the stomach see STOMACH NEOPLASMS WI320
Cancer of the thymus see THYMUS NEOPLASMS WK400
Cancer of the thyroid see THYROID NEOPLASMS WK270
Cancer of the vagina see VAGINAL NEOPLASMS WP290
Cancer of the vulva see VULVAR NEOPLASMS WP230
CANCER PAIN QZ700/710 In terminal cancer QZ865 See related PAIN
Cancer registries see REGISTRIES QZ600
Cancer, respiratory tract see RESPIRATORY TRACT NEOPLASMS WF450
Cancer, retinal see RETINAL NEOPLASMS WW170
Cancer staging see NEOPLASM STAGING QZ260
Cancer stem cells see NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS QZ210
Cancer syndromes, hereditary see NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY QZ520
Cancer treatment protocols see ANTINEOPLASTIC PROTOCOLS QV269
CANCER VACCINES QZ730
CANDIDA WC470
CANDIDA ALBICANS WC470
CANDIDIASIS WC470
CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL WP257
CANDY WD99
Cannabinoid receptors see RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID QU68
CANNABINOIDS QV77 See related CANNABIS
CANNABIS For the plant QV466 For psychotropic action QV77 For its therapeutic use in cancer QZ780
Cannabis abuse see MARIJUANA ABUSE WM276
Cannabis smoking see MARIJUANA SMOKING WM276
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Canned food see FOOD PRESERVATION WD91
CANNULA WB250
Cannulation see CATHETERISATION WB250
Capacity, mental see MENTAL COMPETENCY
CAPD see PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY WJ380 Capecitabine see DEOXYCYTADINE
CAPGRAS SYNDROME WM205
CAPILLARIES WG700
Capital assets see CAPITAL FINANCING WX158
Capital charges see CAPITAL FINANCING WX158
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WX158 See related HEALTH EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL FINANCING WX158 See related FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Capital planning see HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING WX158
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT HM560
CAPITALISM J4
CAPITATION FEE WA132
CAPNOGRAPHY WF160
CAPSULES QV487
Car parks see PARKING FACILITIES WX600
Car phone see CELL PHONE QA180
Car seats see INFANT EQUIPMENT WS26
Car services, hospital see TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS WX585
Car sickness see MOTION SICKNESS WV555
CARBAMATES QU98
CARBAMAZEPINE QV85
CARBENICILLIN QV354
CARBENOXOLONE QV66
CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS WD278 See related METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS
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Carbohydrate-restricted diet see DIET, CARBOHYDRATE RESTRICTED WD128
CARBOHYDRATES QU75 Blood chemistry QY470 See related DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES WD49
Carbol see PHENOLS QV223
CARBON QV138
CARBON DIOXIDE QV314
CARBON DISULPHIDE QD20 For poisoning QV633
CARBON MONOXIDE QV312
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING QV662 See related GAS POISONING
CARBONATED BEVERAGES WD95
CARBOPLATIN QV269
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS QU98
CARBUNCLE WR285
CARCINOGENS QZ500-90 Chemical QZ540 Occupational QZ570 See related ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; NEOPLASMS; ONCOGENIC VIRUSES
CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL QZ550-90 See related ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS
Carcinogenesis see NEOPLASMS / aetiology QZ510
CARCINOID TUMOUR WI435
CARCINOMA QZ365
CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL WR500
Carcinoma, cribriform see ADENOCARCINOMA QZ365
Carcinoma, epidermoid see CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL QZ365
Carcinoma, granular cell see ADENOCARCINOMA QZ365
CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR WI735
CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING WP870
CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG QZ365
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CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL WF658 See related LUNG NEOPLASMS
CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL QZ365
Carcinoma, tubular see ADENOCARCINOMA QZ365
CARDIA WI300 See related STOMACH
Cardiac arrest see HEART ARREST WG220
Cardiac arrhythmia see ARRHYTHMIA WG330
CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES WG225
CARDIAC CATHETHERISATION WG146 See related CATHETER ABLATION; CATHERISATION, SWAN-GANZ; HEART FUNCTION TESTS
Cardiac crash team see HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM WG220
Cardiac diseases see HEART DISEASES WG210
Cardiac function tests see HEART FUNCTION TESTS WG141
Cardiac depressants see ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS QV155
Cardiac electroversion see ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK WG220
CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES QV153
CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES WG141 See related DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, CARDIOVASCULAR
Cardiac life support, advanced see ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT WD456
Cardiac murmurs see HEART MURMURS WG144
Cardiac muscle see MYOCARDIUM WG280
Cardiac neoplasms see HEART NEOPLASMS WG210
CARDIAC OUTPUT WG106
CARDIAC OUTPUT, HIGH WG210
CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW WG210
Cardiac pacemaker, artificial see PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL WG335
CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL WG335 See related ELECTRIC STIMULATION; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL
CARDIAC REHABILITATION WG219 See related RECOVERY OF FUNCTION
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Cardiac sounds see HEART SOUNDS WG144
Cardiac stimulants See CARDIOTONIC AGENTS QV153
Cardiac sudden death see DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC WG220
Cardiac surgery see CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES WG430
CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES WG430 See related THORACIC SURGERY
Cardiac valves see HEART VALVES WG260
CARDIAC VOLUME WG106
CARDIOLOGY WG27 See related CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEART DISEASES; VASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL WG27 See related CORONARY CARE UNITS
CARDIOMYOPATHIES WG280 See related HEART DISEASES
CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC WG280 See related AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS
CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE WG280
CARDIOMYOPLASTY WG430
CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS WG430 See related HEART MASSAGE
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION WD456 See related ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY WQ212 See related UTERINE CONTRACTION
CARDIOTONIC AGENTS QV150 See related HEART; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION
CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES WG210
CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS QV150-6 See related SYMPATHOMIMETICS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES WG150 In childhood WS438 Nursing WG172 See related CARDIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTIONS WG150
CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA WG102
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Cardiovascular pregnancy complications see PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR WQ244
Cardiovascular rehabilitation see CARDIAC REHABILITATION WG219
CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES WG168 See related THORACIC SURGERY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM WG See related BLOOD CIRCULATION
Cardioversion see ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK WG220
Care assistants see NURSES’ AIDES WB660/WY248
Care Homes see NURSING HOMES, GROUP HOMES; HALFWAY HOUSES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
Care pathways see CRITICAL PATHWAYS
Care, postoperative see POSTOPERATIVE CARE WO192
Care, preoperative see PREOPERATIVE CARE WO190
Care Quality Commission see QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE WX175
CAREER CHOICE WX420 Careers in medicine WA202 Careers in learning disability WM810 Careers in medicine outside the UK WA203 Careers in pharmacy QV421
Career counselling see VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE WX420
Career ladders see CAREER MOBILITY WX420
CAREER MOBILITY WX420 See related EDUCATIONAL STATUS
CAREGIVERS WA190 For the elderly WT180 For learning disabled WM865 For physically disabled and chronically ill WB690 See related HOME NURSING
Caries, cervical see ROOT CARIES WU270
Caries, dental see DENTAL CARIES WU270
Caries, root see ROOT CARIES WU270
Caring see EMPATHY WLM272
CARIOGENIC AGENTS WU270 See related DENTAL CARIES
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CARIOSTATIC AGENTS WU270 See related FLUORIDATION; DENTAL CARIES
Carminatives see GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS QV66
CARMUSTINE QV269
CAROTID ARTERIES WG510
CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES WG510 For inflammation WG515
Carotid artery narrowing see CAROTID STENOSIS WG510
CAROTID BODY WL200
CAROTID STENOSIS WG510
CARPAL BONES WE645
CARPAL JOINTS WE645 See related HAND JOINTS
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME WL564
Carpets see FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS WX660
CARRIER PROTEINS QU55
CARRIER STATE QW700 See related DISEASE RESERVOIRS
Carrying see LIFTING WD
Carsickness see MOTION SICKNESS WV555
CARTILAGE WE290 See related FRACTURES, CARTILAGE
CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR WE290
CARTILAGE DISEASES WE290
CASE-CONTROL STUDIES WB25
Case histories see CASE REPORTS WB150
CASE MANAGEMENT See related MANAGED CARE PROGRAMMES
Case mix see DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS WX155
CASE REPORTS In learning disability WM828 In psychiatry WM40 Symbolic psychiatric case studies WM49
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Case studies see CASE REPORTS
Case work see SOCIAL WORK HV124
Caste see SOCIAL CLASS HM220
CASTOR BEAN QV466
Castor bean lectin see RICIN QW630
CASTRATION In females WP760 See related ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EUNUCHISM; GONADS
Castration, female see OVIARECTOMY WP670
Castration, male see ORCHIECTOMY WJ868
CASTS, SURGICAL WE162
Casual sexual relationships see SEXUAL PARTNERS HQ450
Casualty department see EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; TRAUMA CENTRES WD428
CAT-scan, radionuclide see TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED WN540
CAT-scan, X-ray see TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY-COMPUTED WN230
Cat scanner, X-ray see TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED WN155
CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE WC593
CATALEPSY WL270 As a psychiatric manifestation WM95 See related CATAPLEXY; CATATONIA
CATALOGUES See related RESOURCE GUIDES
CATALOGUES AS TOPIC Z381
CATALOGUES, LIBRARY Z381
CATALOGUES, PUBLISHERS’ Z381
CATALOGUES, UNION Z381
CATALOGUING Z375-85 See related DOCUMENTATION
CATAPLEXY WL270 As a psychiatric manifestation WM95 See related CATALEPSY; NARCOLEPSY
CATARACT WW342 See related LENS, CRYSTALLINE
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CATARACT EXTRACTION WW342 See related LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; PHACOEMULSIFICATION
CATATONIA WM95 See related CATALEPSY
Catatonic rigidity see MUSCLE RIGIDITY WM95
Catatonic schizophrenia see SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC WM203-.7
CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH) WX140
CATECHOLAMINES WK725
CATECHOLS QD341
Catering see FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL WX536
CATHA QK4 As a mind-altering substance WM294
CATHARTICS QV75 See related DIETARY FIBRE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS
CATHETER ABLATION WN440 See related ANGIOPLASTY, LASER; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEART CATHETERISATION
CATHETERISATION WB250 See related CATHETERS, INDWELLING;CARDIAC CATHETERISATION; URINARY CATHETERS
Catheterisation, balloon see BALLOON DILATATION WG146
Catheterisation, bronchial see CATHETERISATION, PERIPHERAL WG500
Catheterisation, cardiac see HEART CATHETERISATION WG146
CATHETERISATION, CENTRAL VENOUS WB250 See related CATHETERS, INDWELLING
CATHETERISATION, PERIPHERAL WG500 Bronchial WF544 See related BRONCHOSCOPY
Catheterisation, pulmonary artery see CATHETERISATION, SWAN-GANZ WG146
CATHETERISATION, SWAN-GANZ WG146 See related HEART CATHETERISATION
Catheterisation, ureteral see URINARY CATHETERISATION WJ166
Catheterisation, urethral see URINARY CATHETERISATION WJ166
Catheterisation, urinary see URINARY CATHETERISATION WJ166
CATHETERS WB250 See related CANNULA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; URINARY CATHETERS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES
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CATHETERS, INDWELLING WB250 See related CATHETERISATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; URINARY CATHETERISATION; URINARY CATHETERS
CATIONS QV275
CATTELL PERSONALITY FACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE WM145
CATTLE DISEASES QM30 See related ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE
CAUSALITY See related EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; PRECIPITATING FACTORS
CAUSE OF DEATH Determination of cause of death WA328 See related DEATH; FATAL OUTCOME; MORTALITY
CAUTERY WO220 See related ELECTROCOAGULATION
Cavia see GUINEA PIGS QL30
Cavia porcellus see GUINEA PIGS QL30
Cavernitis, fibrous see PENILE INDURATION WJ790
Cavity treatment see DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT WU 350
CD116 antigens see RECEPTORS, GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR QW568
CD-ROM QA350 See related COMPACT DISKS; COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES
Celibacy see SEXUAL ABSTINENCE HQ430
CELL BIOLOGY QH50 See related CELLS
CELL COMMUNICATION QU375
CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES QS525
CELL CYCLE QU375
CELL DEATH QU375 See related APOPTOSIS
CELL DIFFERENTIATION QU375 See related EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION
CELL DIVISION QU375
CELL FUSION QU375
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CELL PHONES QA180 See related SMARTPHONE
CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA QU375
Cell physiology see CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA QU375
Cell structures see CELLULAR STRUCTURES QU350
Cell surface hormone receptors see RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE
Cell surface receptors see RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE
CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC QZ300
CELL TRANSPLANTATION QU300 See related BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY
Cell transplants see TRANSPLANTS WO300
CELLS QU300 In pathology QZ4 In histology QS504-32 Normal morphology & physiology QH50 See related CELL BIOLOGY; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
CELLS, CULTURED In histology QS530 See related CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE CULTURE
Cells, stem see STEM CELLS QU325-330
Cellular biology see CELL BIOLOGY QH50
Cellular immunity see IMMUNITY, CELLULAR QW568
Cellular neurobiology see NEUROBIOLOGY WL107
Cellular phone see CELL PHONES QA180
CELLULAR STRUCTURES QU350
CELLULOSE In the diet WD52 Biochemistry QU83
Cement, bone see BONE CEMENTS WE122
CEMENTATION WU320
Cemeteries see MORTUARY PRACTICE W95
CENSUSES HA140 See related DEMOGRAPHY
Centedrin see METHYLPHENIDATE QV102
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Centenarians see AGED, 80 AND OVER WT1-398
Central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome see SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC WL724
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM WL120-40
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS QV76.5
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS WL335
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS QV80
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES WL140
Central nervous system drugs see CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS QV76.5
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS WL330-38
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WL350-5
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS QV100 See related AMPHETAMINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Central sterile supply department see CENTRAL SUPPLY, HOSPITAL WX540
CENTRAL SUPPLY, HOSPITAL WX540
Centrally acting muscle relaxants see MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL WO650
CENTRALISED HOSPITAL SERVICES WX158 See related HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
Centriacinar emphysema see PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA WF648
Centrilobular emphysema see PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA WF648
CEPHALOMETRY WU141 See related MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; SKULL
CEO, hospital see CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HOSPITAL WX135
CEPHALOSPORINS QV350
Cereals see EDIBLE GRAIN WD84
CEREBELLAR ATAXIA WL310
CEREBELLAR CORTEX WL135
CEREBELLAR DISEASES WL400
Cerebellar dyssynergia see MYOCLONIC CEREBELLAR DYSSYNERGIA WL310
Cerebellar mossy fibres see NERVE FIBRES WL110
CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS WL350
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Cerebellopontine angle acoustic neuroma see NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC WV560
CEREBELLUM WL135
Cerebral abscess see BRAIN ABSCESS WL335
Cerebral aneurysm see INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM WL408
CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY WL252 See related CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL VEINS
Cerebral anoxia see HYPOXIA, BRAIN WL405
CEREBRAL ARTERIAL DISEASES WL405 See related INTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL DISEASES
CEREBRAL ARTERIES WL127 See related CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY
Cerebral arteriosclerosis see INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS WL405
Cerebral arteriovenous malformations see INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS WL310
CEREBRAL CORTEX WL132 See related ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
Cerebral embolism and thrombosis see INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSISWL410-35
CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE WL410-35 See related INTRACRANIAL HAEMORRAGES
Cerebral hemispheres See BRAIN WL132
CEREBRAL INFARCTION WL405 See related INFARCTION
Cerebral ischaemia see BRAIN ISCHAEMIA WL405
Cerebral ischaemia, transient see ISCHAEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT WL405
Cerebral oedema see BRAIN OEDEMA WL400
Cerebral thrombosis see INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS WL410-35
CEREBRAL PALSY WL440-56
CEREBRAL REVASCULARISATION WL417
Cerebral vasospasm see VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL WL405
CEREBRAL VEINS WL127 See related CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY
CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS WL350
CEREBRAL VENTRICLES WL132
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CEREBRAL VENTRICULOGRAPHY WL252 See related CEREBRAL VENTRICLES
Cerebroatrophic hyperammonaemia see RETT SYNDROME WM845
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WL125 Clinical chemistry QY220 See related BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS WL318
Cerebrovascular accident see STROKE WL410-35
CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION WL127
CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WL405-35 See related STROKE
CEREBROVASCULAR TRAUMA
Cerebrum see TENENCEPHALON WL130-5
CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOUR GT
Certificates, birth see BIRTH CERTIFICATES WQ110
Certificates, death see DEATH CERTIFICATES W93
Certificates, medical see ABSENTEEISM W360
Certificates, RIDDOR see ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES W375
CERTIFICATION In medical education WA235 See related ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE
CERUMEN WV522 See related EAR CANAL
Cervical cancer see UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS WP540
Cervical caries see ROOT CARIES WU270
Cervical dilatation see LABOUR STAGE, FIRST WQ305
Cervical dystonia see TORTICOLLIS WE403
CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA WP540 See related UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS
Cervical manipulation see MANIPULATION, SPINAL WE485
Cervical pain see NECK PAIN WE403
Cervical screening see MASS SCREENING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS / diagnosis or / prevention and control WP510
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Cervical smears see VAGINAL SMEARS WP510
Cervical sympathetic dystrophy see REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY WL190
CERVICAL VERTEBRAE WE400 See related NECK
Cervicalgia see NECK PAIN WE403
Cervicitis see UTERINE CERVICITIS WP525
Cervicodynia see NECK PAIN WE403
CERVICOPLASTY WE409
Cervix diseases see UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES WP520-45
Cervix dysplasia see UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA WP540
Cervix erosion see UTERINE CERVICAL EROSION WP530
Cervix incompetence see UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE WQ228
CERVIX MUCUS WP500 See related NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS
Cervix neoplasms see UTERINE CERVIX NEOPLASMS WP540
CERVIX UTERI WP500-45 See related COLPOSCOPY; CONISATION
Cessation of treatment see WITHHOLDING TREATMENT WA260
CESTODE INFECTIONS WC830 See related HELMINTHIASIS
Ceylon see SRI LANKA G
CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY WG210
CHAGAS DISEASE WC700
Challenging behaviour see AGGRESSION WM160
CHANCRE WC160
CHANCHROID WC140
Change, lifestyle see LIFE CHANGE EVENTS WLM700
Change of life, female see MENOPAUSE WP640
Change management see ORGANISATIONAL INNOVATION WX224.5
Change, organisational see ORGANISATIONAL INNOVATION WX224.5
Change, social see SOCIAL CHANGE HM100
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CHANNEL ISLANDS G See related GUERNSEY
Chaos theory see NONLINEAR DYNAMICS QA4
Chaplain see CLERGY WA40
CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL WA40
CHARACTER WLM300-50
CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE WE330
Charcot's joint see ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC WE284
Charge nurses see NURSING, SUPERVISORY WY230
Charges see FEES AND CHARGES WX850-80
Charges, hospital see HOSPITAL CHARGES WX850-80
Charitable financial provision to the needy see CHARITIES HV248
CHARITIES HV160 Abortion charities HQ176 Economics of charities HV165 Financial aid charities HV248 For the homeless HV910 Charitable health service provision WX850 See related GIFT GIVING
Chartership, librarian see EDUCATION , PROFESSIONAL Z317
Chaulmoogra oil see PLANT OILS QV259
CHEEK WE400/WI200 Maxillofacial injuries WU610 See related FACE
CHEESE WD85
CHELATING AGENTS QV290 See related ANTIDOTES
CHELATION THERAPY QV290 See related POISONING
CHEMEXFOLIATION WR600
Chemical burns see BURNS, CHEMICAL WD478
Chemical face peeling see CHEMEXFOLIATION WR600
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Industrial waste and pollution W40-67
Chemical injuries see WOUNDS AND INJURIES WD478
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CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION QD4 In clinical laboratory pathology QY265 In diagnostic tests QY265 In immune response QW640
Chemical sensitivity, multiple see MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY WD300-30
Chemical techniques see CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS QY90
CHEMICAL TERRORISM HM600 See related CHEMICAL WARFARE; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE
CHEMICAL WARFARE QV663 See related CHEMICAL TERRORISM; GAS POISONING; WARFARE
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS QV663 See related GASES; PHOSGENE; TEAR GASES
Chemical water pollutants see WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL W46
Chemical water pollution see WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL W46
Chemicals, agricultural see AGROCHEMICALS W67
Chemicals as aetiological agents see / chemically induced QZ59
Chemicals, hazardous see HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES W67
Chemicals, laboratory see LABORATORY CHEMICALS QY90
CHEMISTRY QD See related BRAIN CHEMISTRY; NATURAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; NEUROCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY, AGRICULTURAL QM10
CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL QD4
CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL QY90
CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC QD10
CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC QD20
CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL QV444 See related DRUG COMPOUNDING
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL QD4
CHEMOPREVENTION QV38 See related ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS
Chemotherapy see DRUG THERAPY WB330-54
CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT QZ760
Chemotherapy protocols, antineoplastic see ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS QV269
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CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT W410 See related DISASTERS; NUCLEAR REACTORS
Chest see THORAX WE440/WF
Chest diseases see THORACIC DISEASES WF970-85
Chest injuries see THORACIC INJURIES WF985
CHEST PAIN WF143 See related ANGINA PECTORIS; PAIN
CHEST TUBES WF700 See related INTUBATION
Chewing see MASTICATION WU100-1
Chewing tobacco see TOBACCO, SMOKELESS WD540-4
CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION WF160
CHICKENPOX WC572 See related HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HOSPITAL WX135 See related HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS
CHILBLAINS WG530
CHILD WS See related BOYS; GIRLS; ONLY CHILD
CHILD, ABANDONED WS321
CHILD ABUSE WS360 See related BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
Child abuse, adult survivors see ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE WS360-62
CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL WS362 See related INCEST; PAEDOPHILIA; PARAPHILIC DISORDERS
CHILD ADVOCACY WS320 See related CHILD WELFARE
Child bearing see PREGNANCY WQ
CHILD BEHAVIOUR WS200-70
CHILD BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS WS340-346
CHILD CARE WS322-5 See related CHILD REARING; INFANT CARE
Child caregivers see CAREGIVERS + CHILD WA190/WS248
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CHILD CUSTODY WS322-28
CHILD DAY CARE CENTRES WS310 As a staff benefit WX480 See related NURSERIES; SCHOOLS, NURSERY
CHILD DEVELOPMENT WS103 See related PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; GROWTH; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR SKILLS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Child development disorders see DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WS105
CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE WS725 See related AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
Child, disabled see DISABLED CHILDREN WS500-98
Child disadvantaged see CHILD, EXCEPTIONAL WS321-35
CHILD, EXCEPTIONAL WS321-35 See related EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION)
CHILD, GIFTED WS335
CHILD GUIDANCE WS330
CHILD GUIDANCE CLINICS WS28 See related COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTRES
Child, handicapped see DISABLED CHILDREN WS500-98
CHILD HEALTH WS100 See related ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE
CHILD HEALTH SERVICES WS27 See related MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES
CHILD, HOSPITALISED WS408 See related HOSPITALISATION; PATIENTS
CHILD, INSTITUTIONALISED WS325 Historical accounts of institutionalisation WS508 See related ADOLESCENT, INSTITUTIONALISED; DEINSTITUTIONALISATION; PATIENTS
Child labour see EMPLOYMENT WS335
CHILD LANGUAGE WS210
Child malnutrition see CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS WS428
Child mental disorders see MENTAL DISORDERS DIAGNOSED IN CHILDHOOD WS700-
CHILD MORTALITY WS16 See related MORTALITY
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CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS WS428 See related INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS
CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA WS115 See related INFANT NUTRITION; NUTRITION
CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES WS115
CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS Learning disabled parents WM892 See related PARENTS
CHILD, PRESCHOOL WS830
Child protection see CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE
CHILD PSYCHIATRY WS700-785
Child psychology see PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD WS200-70
CHILD REACTIVE DISORDERS WS730
CHILD REARING WS300 Popular works WS75 See related CHILD CARE; PARENTING
Child restraint systems see SEAT BELTS W460
CHILD, UNWANTED WS321-28
CHILD WELFARE WS300-55 See related CHILD HEALTH; FOSTER HOME CARE; INFANT WELFARE; SOCIAL WELFARE
Childbirth see PARTURITION WQ300-360
Childbirth at home see HOME CHILDBIRTH WQ302
Childhood benign focal epilepsy see EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL WL470
Childhood benign occipital epilepsy see EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL WL470
Childhood communication disorders see COMMUNICATION DISORDERS WS210
Childhood eating and feeding disorders see EATING AND FEEDING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD WS738
Childhood illness see PAEDIATRICS for general works and individual diseases + CHILD
Childhood muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic see MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE WS430/WE340
Childhood obesity see PAEDIATRIC OBESITY WD110
Childhood pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy see MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE WS430/WE340
Childhood schizophrenia see SCHIZOPHRENIA, CHILDHOOD WS740
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Childhood tic disorders see TIC DISORDERS WS720
Childless see FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS or INFERTILITY HQ618/WP143-8
Children in care see CHILD, INSTITUTIONALISED WS322
Chimeric toxins see IMMUNOTOXINS QW630.5
Chimpanzee see PAN TROGLODYTES QL30
CHIN WE400 See related FACE; MANDIBLE
CHINA G
Chinese see ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP
Chinese drugs, plant see DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL QV466
Chinese herbal drugs see DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL QV466
Chinese traditional medicine see MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL WB59
Ching Lo see MERIDIANS WB850
Chiropody see PODIATRY WE950-70
CHIROPRACTIC WE590-2
CHLAMYDIA QW152
CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS WC600
CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS WC600
CHLAMYDIALES QW152
CHLORAMPHENICOL QV350.5
CHLORINE QV231 Toxicology QV663 See related CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
CHLORMETHIAZOLE QV85
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS QD305
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE QD305
Chloropicrin see CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS QV664
CHLOROQUINE QV256
Chlorosis see ANAEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC WH160
CHLORPROMAZINE QV77 See related ANTI-EMITICS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
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CHOCOLATE WD93 See related CACAO
CHOICE BEHAVIOUR WLM452 Patient choice WA82 See related DECISION MAKING
Choking see AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION WF175
CHOLANGIOGRAPHY WI750 See related BILE DUCTS; BILIARY TRACT; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Cholangioma see ADENOMA, BILE DUCT WI765
CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE WI750 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
CHOLANGITIS WI755 See related BILE DUCT DISEASES; CHOLECYSTITIS
CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING WI755 See related BILE DUCT DISEASES
CHOLECYSTECTOMY WI755 See related BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GALLBLADDER
CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC WI755 See related BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GALLBLADDER
CHOLECYSTITIS WI755 See related CHOLANGITIS; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER DISEASES
CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY WI750 See related BILIARY TRACT; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GALLBLADDER
CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS WI755 See related GALLBLADDER DISEASES
CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS WI155 See related COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES
CHOLELITHIASIS WI755 See related CALCULI; GALLBLADDER
CHOLERA WC262
CHOLESTASIS WI703
CHOLESTEATOMA QZ365
CHOLESTEROL QU95 See related CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA
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CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY WD57 Control WD120 See related DIET, ATHEROGENIC; HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA
Cholesterol inhibitors see ANTICHOLESTERAEMIC AGENTS QU95
CHOLINE QV122
CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS QV124 See related INSECTICIDES; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS
CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS QV124 See related ANTIDOTES
CHONDROCYTES WE290
CHOREA WL300 In rheumatic fever WC220
Chorea, hereditary see HUNTINGTON DISEASE WL320-2
CHORIOCARCINOMA WP469
CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN WK920
CHORIONIC VILLI WQ218
CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING WQ212 See related AMNIOCENTESIS; FOETAL DISEASES
CHORIORETINITIS WW350 See related CHOROIDITIS
CHOROID WW350
CHOROID DISEASES WW350
CHOROID HAEMORRHAGE WW350
CHOROID NEOPLASMS WW350
CHOROID PLEXUS WL132
CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS WL350
CHOROIDERAEMIA WW350
CHOROIDITIS WW350
CHRISTIANITY BL See related JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES; PROTESTANTISM; RELIGION AND MEDICINE
Christmas disease see HAEMOPHILIA B WH312
CHROMATIACEAE QW145
Chromatin, sex see SEX CHROMATIN QU470
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CHROMATOGRAPHY QD4 In biochemistry QU 25
CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS QD4
CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID QD4
Chromosome 6-linked autosomal recessive Parkinsonism see PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS WL315-8
CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS QS677 See related CHROMOSOME DISORDERS
Chromosome abnormalities, sex see SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS QS677
CHROMOSOME DISORDERS QS677 In learning disability WM845 See related CYTOGENETICS; GENETICS, MEDICAL
CHROMOSOME MAPPING QU450 Clinical use QZ52
CHROMOSOMES QH50
CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN QU450
Chromotherapy see COLOUR THERAPY WB800
Chronic actinic dermatitis see PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS WR160
Chronic airflow obstruction see PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE WF648
Chronic bacterial prostatitis see PROSTATITIS WJ752
Chronic brain injury see BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC WL516
Chronic bronchitis see BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC WF546
Chronic conditions see CHRONIC DISEASE WB600
CHRONIC DISEASE WB600-95 Abuse WB621 Case work WB610 Economics WB626 Financial services WB640 In children WS500 Legislation WB605 Psychology WB625 See related DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; PENSIONERS; REHABILITATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES.
Chronic fatigue syndrome see FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC WC505
Chronic headache see HEADACHE DISORDERS WL840
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Chronic illness see CHRONIC DISEASE WB600-98
Chronic insomnia see SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS WL724
Chronic limitation of activity see ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING WB615
Chronic obstructive airway disease see PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE WF648
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease see PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE WF648
CHRONIC PAIN WL810 See related PAIN, INTRACTABLE
Chronic prostatitis with chronic pelvic pain syndrome see PROSTATITIS WJ752
CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY WL516
CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA QT167 In ageing process WT104
CHRONOBIOLOGY DISORDERS WL714 See related JET LAG SYNDROME
CHRONOLOGY See related TABLES
CHRONOTHERAPY WB340 See related CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE
Chung I Hsueh see MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL WB59
Chylopericardium see PERICARDIAL EFFUSION QY210
CICATRIX WR620 In wound healing WO196 See related WOUND HEALING
Cigarette smoking see SMOKING WD540-8
CILIARY BODY W355
CIMETIDINE QV66
Cinacalcet see NAPHTHALENES QV241
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM QT167 See related BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA; JET LAG SYNDROME; PERIODICITY
CINCHONA ALKALOIDS QV257
Circulation see BLOOD CIRCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; LIVER CIRCULATION; MICROCIRCULATION; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RENAL CIRCULATION
Circulation, foetoplacental see PLACENTAL CIRCULATION WQ218
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Circulation, kidney see RENAL CIRCULATION WJ301
Circulation, library see LIBRARY SERVICES Z182-4
Circulation, placental see PLACENTAL CIRCULATION WQ218
Circulation, pulmonary see PULMONARY CIRCULATION WF610
Circulation, renal see RENAL CIRCULATION WJ301
Circulation, respiratory see PULMONARY CIRCULATION WF610
Circulation, uteroplacental see PLACENTAL CIRCULATION WQ218
CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA
Circulatory collapse see SHOCK QZ160
Circumcision see CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CIRCUMCISION, MALE
CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE WP225 See related BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC; GYNAECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES
CIRCUMCISION, MALE WJ790 See related BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC
Cirrhosis see FIBROSIS QZ140
Cirrhosis, liver see LIVER CIRRHOSIS WI725
CISPLATIN QV269 See related ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS
Cisternal punctures see PUNCTURES WB377
CITIES See related CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RENEWAL; URBANISATION
City government see LOCAL GOVERNMENT JF4
CITY PLANNING JF4 See related URBAN RENEWAL
CIVIL DEFENCE JD4 See related DISASTER PLANNING
Civil disobedience see CIVIL DISORDERS HM280
CIVIL DISORDERS HM280 See related DISSENT AND DISPUTES; MASS BEHAVIOUR; RIOTS
Civil engineering see ENGINEERING WX705
Civil partnerships see MARRIAGE HQ500
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CIVIL RIGHTS J8 See related FREEDOM; HUMAN RIGHTS; RACE RELATIONS
Civil service see GOVERNMENT AGENCIES JB80
CIVILISATION GT
CJD variant see CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME WL338
CLADRIBINE QV269
Clairvoyance see PARAPSYCHOLOGY WLM500
Clasp-knife spasticity see MUSCLE SPASTICITY WE305
Class see SOCIAL CLASS HM220
CLASSIFICATION 15 in all schedules See related BOOK CLASSIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION
Classification, book see BOOK CLASSIFICATION Z394-8
Claustrophobia see PHOBIC DISORDERS WM173
CLAVICLE WE610
Clean rooms see ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED WC195
CLEFT LIP WV440
CLEFT PALATE WV440
Cleft palate prosthesis see PALATAL OBTURATORS WV440
CLERGY WA40 See related RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY
Clerical procedures see OFFICE MANAGEMENT WX240
Clerical staff see ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL WX230
Client-centred therapy see PERSON-CENTRED THERAPY WM540
Client participation in health planning see PATIENT PARTICIPATION WA70
Client relations see PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS
Clients see PATIENTS WA4-85
CLIMACTERIC WP642
CLIMATE G See related DESERT CLIMATE; TROPICAL CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE GF75
Climate control see AIR CONDITIONING WX740
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CLIMATOTHERAPY WB390
Clinic waiting times see APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES WX520
CLINICAL AUDIT WX140 In primary care WA131 See related CLINICAL; COMMISSION FOR HEALTHCAR AUDIT AND INPSPECTION
Clinical budgeting see BUDGETS WX155
Clinical chemistry see CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL QY90
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS QY90 In microbiology QU25 See related BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; URINALYSIS
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) see CONTRACT SERVICES WX145
CLINICAL COMPETENCE In medicine WA227 See related PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING In nursing WY110 See related DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES
Clinical departments see HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS WX514-760
CLINICAL DETERIORATION WB400 Monitoring WB295 Nursing considerations WB430 See related CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION
Clinical directors see PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES WA239
Clinical effectiveness see TREATMENT OUTCOME WB300
Clinical engineering see BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING QT34
Clinical ethics see ETHICS, CLINICAL
CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS QY90
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE WX175-76 In primary care WA131 See related CLINICAL AUDIT; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Clinical guidelines see PRACTICE GUIDELINES
Clinical informatics see MEDICAL INFORMATICS WX360
Clinical investigators see RESEARCH PERSONNEL Q20
CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS QY26.5 See related INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES QY25 In microbiology QU25 In mycology QY110 See related LABORATORIES;PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL
Clinical librarians see LIBRARIANS Z630
Clinical measurement see PHYSICAL EXAMINATION WB295
CLINICAL MEDICINE WB21 See related EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
Clinical methodology research, nursing see NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH WY20
Clinical nurse specialists see NURSE CLINICIANS WY240
CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH WY20
Clinical ombudsman see PATIENT ADVOCACY WA80
Clinical pathology see PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL QY
Clinical pathways see CRITICAL PATHWAYS
Clinical pharmacists see PHARMACISTS QV421
Clinical pharmacy service see PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL QV427
Clinical pharmacology see PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL QV38
CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS QV26.5 See related ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL
Clinical practice patterns see PHYSICIAN’S PRACTICE PATTERNS WB100
Clinical practice variation see PHYSICIAN’S PRACTICE PATTERNS WB100
CLINICAL PROTOCOLS WX178 In cancer QZ206 See related CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC
Clinical psychology see PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL WLM920
Clinical refraction see REFRACTION, OCULAR WW150
Clinical research see BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH WB20
Clinical research protocols see CLINICAL PROTOCOLS WX178
Clinical risk management see QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE WX175
Clinical skills see CLINICAL COMPETENCE
Clinical supervision see STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Clinical teaching see EDUCATION, NURSING WY54
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CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC QV471 See related DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EVALUATION; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC
Clinical trials, controlled see CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC QV471
CLINICAL TRIALS DATA MONITORING COMMITTEES QV471 See related ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN
CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE 1 AS TOPIC QV471 See related NONTHERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION
Clinical trials, randomised see RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC QV471
Clinical waste see MEDICAL WASTE W70
Clinical waste disposal see MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL W70
Clinics see AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES
Clinics, outpatient see OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL WX520
Clinics, primary care see AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES WA127
Clitoridectomy see CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE WP225
CLITORIS WP200
Cloning see CLONING, ORGANISM QU450
CLONING, MOLECULAR QU450 Clinical aspects QZ52 See related GENETIC ENGINEERING
CLONING, ORGANISM QU450 See related REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL
Clopidogrel see TICLOPIDINE QV193
Closed head injuries see HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED WE403-9
CLOSTRIDIUM QW127
CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM QW127 See related BOTULINUM TOXINS
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE QW127
CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS WC368 Wound infection WO197 See related ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS
Closure, health facility see HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE WX158
Closure, hospital see HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE WX158
Clot, blood see EMBOLISM or THROMBOSIS
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CLOTHING Includes couture and fashion Patients' clothing WA15 For physically disabled WB650 For psychiatric patients WM26 For social welfare aspects HV256 For socially disadvantaged HV256 In surgery WO162 See related PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Clothing, protective see PROTECTIVE CLOTHING W390
Clotting, blood see BLOOD COAGULATION
CLOZAPINE QV77
CLUBFOOT WE900 See related FOOT DEFORMITIES; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; TALIPES
CLUSTER ANALYSIS QA28
CLUSTER HEADACHE WL840 See related HEADACHE DISORDERS
Cluttering see SPEECH DISORDERS WL752
Coaching see MENTORING WX432
COAD see PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE WF648
COAGULANTS QV195 See related ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; FACTOR VIII; FACTOR IX; HAEMATOLOGIC AGENTS; THROMBIN
Coagulation see BLOOD COAGULATION WH310
COAL MINING For industrial waste W64 For occupational accidents W370 For occupational medicine W300-90 See related PNEUMOCONIOSIS; SILICOSIS
COCAINE QV113 See related CRACK COCAINE; NARCOTICS
COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS WM280 See related CRACK COCAINE
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS WC460
COCCYX WE460
COCHLEA WV550
COCHLEAR DISEASES WV550 See related LABYRINTH DISEASES
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COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION WV550
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS WV550 See related ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEARING AIDS
COCHLEAR MICROPHONIC POTENTIALS WV550
COCHLEAR NERVE WV550
Cochliobolus see ASCOMYCOTA QW180
Cocoa see CACAO
CODES OF ETHICS In the medical profession WA255 In nursing WY24 See related ETHICS, DENTAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, NURING; ETHICS, PHARMACY; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC
Coding see FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL WX350-95
COELIAC DISEASE WD261 See related DIET, GLUTEN-FREE; GLUTEN; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES
COENZYMES QU135
COERCION HM500 See related MANDATORY PROGRAMMES
COFFEE WD93 See related CAFFEINE
COGNITION WLM400-88 In childhood WS208
COGNITION DISORDERS WM704 Consciousness disorders WL730-80 Special topics by subject e.g. AMNESIA
Cognitive analytical therapy see COGNITIVE THERAPY WM505
Cognitive aspects see / psychology
Cognitive behaviour therapy see COGNITIVE THERAPY WM505
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE WLM200 See related MOTIVATION
Cognitive enhancers see NOOTROPIC AGENTS WL706
Cognitive manifestations see NEUROBEHAVIOURAL MANIFESTATIONS WL704
COGNITIVE SCIENCE WLM400
Cognitive symptoms see NEUROBEHAVIOURAL MANIFESTATIONS WL704
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COGNITIVE THERAPY WM505 See related MINDFULNESS
Cogwheel rigidity see MUSCLE RIGIDITY WE305
Cohabitation see SEXUAL PARTNERS HQ500
COHORT STUDIES W115 See related LONGITUDINAL STUDIES
COITUS HQ102
Cold chain see REFRIGERATION WX740
COLD CLIMATE QT160
COLD TEMPERATURE Physiological effects QT140-165 Adverse effects QZ40 In anaesthesia WO695 Injuries WD495 See related CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOTHERAPY; CRYOSURGERY; FROSTBITE; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMMERSION FOOT; REFRIGERATION; TRENCH FOOT
COLD CLIMATE Adverse effects QZ40 Physiological effects QT140-165
Cold, common see COMMON COLD WF480
Cold sore see HERPES LABIALIS WC578
Cold therapy see CRYOTHERAPY WB473
COLIC WI147 See related ABDOMINAL PAIN
COLIPHAGES QW161
COLITIS WI522 See related ENTEROCOLITIS
COLITIS, ULCERATIVE WI522
Collaboration see CO-OPERATIVE BEHAVIOUR WLM810
COLLAGEN QU55
COLLAGEN DISEASES WD720-75 See related ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; RHEUMATOLOGY
COLLAGEN TYPE I QU55 See related OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
COLLAGEN TYPE III QU55
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COLLATERAL CIRCULATION WG103
COLLECTED WORKS See related ESSAYS
Collection development see BOOK SELECTION Z360
Collection of medicinal plants see PLANTS, MEDICINAL QV454
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WX450 See related LABOUR UNIONS; NEGOTIATING
Colleges see SCHOOLS and specific types of schools or UNIVERSITIES
COLLES' FRACTURE WE602
COLLOIDS QU133 As a dosage form QV485
COLON WI520 See related COLOSTOMY; INTESTINE, LARGE
Colon cancer see COLONIC NEOPLASMS WI435
Colon, irritable see IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME WI522
COLON, SIGMOID WI560 See related SIGMOIDOSCOPY
COLONIC DISEASES WI520-8 See related COLITIS; INTESTINAL DISEASES
COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL WI522-8 See related IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.
COLONIC NEOPLASMS WI435 See related COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS
COLONIC POLYPS WI430 See related INTESTINAL POLYPS
COLONIC POUCHES WI480
COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC WI520 See related COLONOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED
COLONOSCOPY WI520 See related COLON; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL
Colony-forming units, neoplastic see NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS QZ210
Coloproctectomy, restorative see PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE WI650
COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS WI435 See related INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS
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COLORECTAL SURGERY WI480 See related COLONIC DISEASES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTAL DISEASES
COLOSTOMY WI520 See related COLON; SURGICAL STOMAS
COLOSTRUM WP805 See related LACTATION
Colour blindness see COLOUR VISION DEFECTS WW115
COLOURING AGENTS QV240 As disinfectants and biocides QV235 See related FOOD COLOURING AGENTS; STAINING
Colouring agents, food, see FOOD COLOURING AGENTS WD98
COLOUR PERCEPTION TESTS WW117
COLOUR THERAPY WB800
COLOUR VISION DEFECTS WW115
Colouring agents, food see FOOD COLOURING AGENTS WD98
Colouring agents, hair see HAIR DYES WR465
COLPOSCOPY WP250 See related CERVIX UTERI; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; VAGINA; GYNAECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES
COMA WL732 Nursing care WL532 Psychological effects WL534 See related CATATONIA; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE
COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY WL532
COMBAT DISORDERS WM110 See related MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; VIETNAM CONFLICT; WARFARE
Combination, chemotherapy see DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION WB330-54
Combined antineoplastic agents see ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS QV269
COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY In cancer QZ700 In psychiatry WM400
COMET ASSAY QU25
COMMERCE WX214 See related ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ETHICS, BUSINESS; INDUSTRY; MARKETING
Commercial pharmaceutical preparations see NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS QV472
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Commission for Health Improvement and Audit see Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection
COMMISSION FOR HEALTHCARE AUDIT AND INSPECTION WX140 See related CLINICAL AUDIT
COMMISSION FOR PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTH WX125 See CONSUMER ADVOCACY; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
Commissioning see HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION or FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WX670
Commissioning health services see CONTRACT SERVICES WX145
Commissioning Support Services see CONTRACT SERVICES WX145
COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL WM33 See related MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP WX225
Committees, see specific name e.g. ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL
Committees, drug see PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE QV427
Committees, formulary see PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE QV427
Committees of inquiry see ORGANISATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE
Committees, pharmacy and therapeutics see PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE QV427
Committee, therapeutics see PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE QV427
COMMON BILE DUCT WI750
COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES WI755
Common bile duct calculi see GALLSTONES WI755
COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES WI755
COMMON COLD WF480
Common law marriage see MARRIAGE HQ500
Common market see EUROPEAN UNION JC4
Common migraine see MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA WL850
Communes see GROUP STRUCTURE HQ635
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL W120 Registration W90 See related DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HANDWASHING; INFECTION CONTROL
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WC See related DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING WC
COMMUNICATION In childhood WS210 In deafness WV591 In information technology QA300 In management WX228 In learning disability WM877 Non-English patients WA90 Nurse-patient WY150 Psychiatry WM64 Psychology WLM870-80 Systems WX755 See related COUNSELLING; DISCLOSURE; GESTURES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; INTERVIEWS; LANGUAGE; NEGOTIATING; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VERBAL BEHAVIOUR
COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED WB580
COMMUNICATION BARRIERS
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS WL752 In organic mental disorders WM230
COMMUNICATION METHODS, TOTAL WV591
Communication skills see LANGUAGE ARTS WLM816
Communication systems, hospital see HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WX755
COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA WLM880
Communications, satellite see SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS QA300
COMMUNISM J12
Communities see GROUP STRUCTURE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION HM202
Communities, rural see RURAL POPULATION HM215
Communities, urban see URBAN POPULATION HM210
Community see RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS HA130
Community care see COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WELFARE WA100-2
Community care networks see COMMUNITY NETWORKS HM267
Community care plans see SOCIAL WELFARE WA102
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Community care services see SOCIAL WELFARE WA100
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY WU27
Community development see SOCIAL PLANNING HM100
Community health aides see COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS W146 Family planning personnel HQ158
Community health care see COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES WA100-2
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES WA127 See related COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTRES
COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS WX125 See related COMMISSION FOR PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTH
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WA164 For cancer QZ815 Education WA166 Health visitors WA168 Education of health visitors WA170 See related PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; NURSES, COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING WA102
COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES WA100-2 For learning disabled people WM850 For mentally ill offenders WM748 Legislation WA101 Rehabilitation services WA180 See related COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; SOCIAL CARE SERVICES
Community hospitals see HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY WA105
COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS WX228
COMMUNITY MEDICINE W100
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTRES WM29
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WM30 Community psychiatric nursing WM35 Home emergency treatment WM401 In primary care WM30.5 Move from hospital-based to community services WM28 See related HOME CARE SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Community midwifery see MIDWIFERY WQ160
COMMUNITY NETWORKS HM267
Community nurses see NURSES, COMMUNITY HEALTH WA164
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Community nursing see COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WA164
Community outreach see COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS WX28
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION In health care WA70 Social services HV55 Nationally / locally via Healthwatch (2013-) WX125 See related DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION
Community pharmacies see PHARMACIES QV427
COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES QV427
Community physician see PUBLIC HEALTH W105
Community psychiatric nursing See COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING WM35
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY WM30
Community rehabilitation services see REHABILITATION NURSING WA180
Community service see PUNISHMENT HM525
Community surveys see DATA COLLECTION W115
Community, therapeutic see THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY WM585
Community Trusts see NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WX122
COMORBIDITY WB100 See related EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS, MULTIMORBIDITY
COMPACT DISKS QA350 See related CD-ROM
Comparative anatomy see ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE QS124
Comparative physiology see PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE QT4
Comparative psychology see PSYCHOLOGY, COMPARATIVE WLM125-8
Compassion see EMPATHY WLM272
COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES WE305
COMPENSATION AND REDRESS WA355-70 Criminal WA355 For occupational injuries and diseases WA370 Restorative justice HM525 See related INSURANCE, ACCIDENT; MALPRACTICE; WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Competence see MENTAL COMPETENCY WLM410
Competence, clinical see CLINICAL COMPETENCE WA227
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Competence, mental see MENTAL COMPETENCY WLM410
Competence, professional see PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION L47
COMPETITIVE BIDDING WX164
Complaints about health care see PATIENT SATISFACTION WA84
Complaints procedures see PATIENT SATISFACTION WA84
Complement see COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS QW680
COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS QY265
COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS QW680
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES WB800-65 Use in antenatal care WQ185 Use in cancer QZ785 Use in labour WQ308 See related ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; AROMATHERAPY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOMEOPATHY; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIND-BODY AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; NATUROPATHY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SENSORY ART THERAPIES; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES
Complex regional pain syndrome, type I see REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY WL190
COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES WL810
Compliance, patient see PATIENT COMPLIANCE WA70
Compliant behaviour see CO-OPERATIVE BEHAVIOUR WLM810
Complications, labour see OBSTETRIC LABOUR COMPLICATIONS WQ310
Complications, postoperative see POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WO195
Complications, pregnancy see PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS WQ220-75
Compound fractures see FRACTURES, OPEN WE150
COMPREHENSION WLM475 See related MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL RECALL
COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE See related DENTAL CARE
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE WA180 See related CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE
Comprehensive health planning see REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING WX112
Compression fractures see FRACTURES, COMPRESSION WE150
Compression stockings see STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION WO167
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Compulsion see COERCION HM500
COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOUR WLM453 See related BEHAVIOUR, ADDICTIVE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER WM193
Compulsory programmes see MANDATORY PROGRAMMES
COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION L73
Computer-assisted protocol-directed therapy see THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED WB365
Computer-assisted therapy see THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED WB365
Computer-assisted radiographic image interpretation see RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED WN155
Computer-assisted radiotherapy planning see RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER- ASSISTED WN300
Computer-assisted surgery see SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED WO232
Computer-assisted tomography see TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED WN230
COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS QA310 Engineering aspects of intranets and extranets in health settings WX755 See related INTERNET
Computer data processing see AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING QA100
Computer department see COMPUTERS WX380
COMPUTER GRAPHICS QA125
Computer installations see COMPUTERS QA200
COMPUTER LITERACY QA100
Computer network management see COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS QA310
COMPUTER PERIPHERALS General (e.g. keyboard, mouse, docking stations etc.) QA170 Scanners, fax machines, printers and other peripherals QA190 Memory devices (see also COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES) QA170
Computer programmes see SOFTWARE QA123-39
Computer programming see COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES QA110
COMPUTER SECURITY QA250
COMPUTER SIMULATION QA110 See related MODELS, THEORETICAL
Computer software see SOFTWARE QA125
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COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES Memory devices (see also COMPUTER PERIPHERALS) QA170 DVDs QA350 See related CD-ROM
COMPUTER SYSTEMS QA100 See related INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER TERMINALS QA200 Health and safety aspects QA220
COMPUTER USER TRAINING QA100 General works on computer training and qualifications QA100 Database information skills training Z354.5 Internet and intranet information skills training Z356
Computer viruses see COMPUTER SECURITY QA250
Computerised axial tomography see TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED or TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY-COMPUTED
COMPUTERS QA100-320 Environmental, health & safety aspects QA220 Ergonomic aspects QA220 In health care WX380 In libraries Z340 In medicine WB36 In nursing WY19 In pharmacology QV426 In primary care WA135 Installation and setup QA200 Keyboarding and mouse skills QA108 Mobile phone applications QA180 See related ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COMPUTERS, MAINFRAME; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MICROCOMPUTERS; MINICOMPUTERS; SOFTWARE;
COMPUTERS, HANDHELD QA180
COMPUTERS, MAINFRAME QA150
Computers, palm-top see COMPUTERS, HANDHELD QA180
Computers, personal see MICROCOMPUTERS QA170
COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES QA110
Concentration see ATTENTION WLM477-88
CONCENTRATION CAMPS HM610 See related HOLOCAUST; WAR CRIMES
CONCEPT FORMATION WLM450 In childhood WS208
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Conception see FERTILISATION WQ205
Concussion see BRAIN CONCUSSION WL512
CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY) WLM485
CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL WLM485
CONDITIONING, OPERANT WLM485 As psychotherapy WM510 See related BEHAVIOUR CONTROL
Conditioning therapy see BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WM500-15
Conditions of service see EMPLOYMENT WX430
Conditions, preneoplastic see PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS QZ230
CONDOMS HQ166 See related CONTRACEPTION, BARRIER
CONDUCT DISORDER WS340 In learning disability WM836 See related MENTAL DISORDERS DIAGNOSED IN CHILDHOOD
Conduction anaesthesia See ANAESTHESIA, CONDUCTION WO675
CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA WC140
Confectionery see CANDY WD99
Conferences see CONGRESSES WX225
CONFIDENCE INTERVALS QA28
CONFIDENTIALITY WA270 Data protection QA250 In medical records WX365 In nursing WY150 Use of patient data in primary care research WA136 See related ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DISCLOSURE; DUTY TO WARN; ETHICS; GENETIC PRIVACY; PRIVACY
CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY) WLM228 See related DISSENT AND DISPUTES
CONFLICT OF INTEREST In medicine WA227 See related PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT
Conformal radiotherapy see RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL WN300
Conformity, social see SOCIAL CONFORMITY HM275
CONFUSION In organic psychoses WM200 In senile dementia WM221
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CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES WS806 Development defects QZ45 In embryology QS675 Dermatological WR101 See related FOETAL DISEASES; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES.
Congenital abnormalities, nervous system see NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS WL310
Congenital dislocation of the hip see HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL WS105/141/430 / WE720
Congenital heart defects see HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL WG230
CONGENITAL, HEREDITARY, AND NEONATAL DISEASES AND ABNORMALITIES WS806 In learning disability WM846-8
Congenital rubella syndrome see RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL WQ256
Congestive heart failure see HEART FAILURE WG370
CONGRESSES AS TOPIC WX225 For library control Z490 See related INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
CONISATION WP545
CONJUNCTIVA WW320-2
CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES WW320-2
CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS WW320
CONJUNCTIVITIS WW322 See related EYE INFECTIONS
CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC WW322
CONJUCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL WW322
Connective and soft tissue neoplasms see NEOPLASMS, CONNECTIVE AND SOFT TISSUE QZ340
CONNECTIVE TISSUE WD700 See related COLLAGEN; TISSUES
CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES WD720-75 See related BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; COLLAGEN DISEASES
CONSCIENCE WLM455 See related ETHICS; MORALS; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE
CONSCIOUS SEDATION WO500
CONSCIOUSNESS WL730 See related UNCONSCIOUSNESS
CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS WL732-8
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Consciousness raising see PSYCHOTHERAPY WM570
CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC WX225
CONSENT FORMS WA77 See related INFORMED CONSENT
Consent to treatment see INFORMED CONSENT WA77
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES WX715
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES QH20 See related ECOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSTIPATION WI409 See related DEFECATION; FAECAL IMPACTION; FAECES
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS WX201 See related HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC Of blood vessels WG578 Of duodenum WI505 See related CORONARY STENOSIS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WX655
CONSULTANTS WA237
Consultation see REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION WA156-8
Consultation, patient see PATIENT PARTICIPATION WA70
Consultation, remote see REMOTE CONSULTATION
CONSUMER ADVOCACY HV118 In learning disability WM834 In physical disability and chronic illness WB604 In old age WT340 Nationally / locally via Healthwatch (2013-) WX125 See also PATIENT ADVOCACY
Consumer choice see CONSUMER SATISFACTION WA82
Consumer education handout see PATIENT EDUCATION HANDOUT [Publication type]
CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION W600-650 In learning disability WM804 Health education information for learning disabled WM893
Consumer information see POPULAR WORKS [Publication type]
CONSUMER ORGANISATIONS W650 In social welfare HV170
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Consumer participation see COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION WA70
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY W4
CONSUMER SATISFACTION WA70 Consumer choice WA82 In learning disability WM835 In psychiatry WM65 In social welfare HV55 In social work HV118 See related PATIENT SATISFACTION
Contact dermatitis see DERMATITIS, CONTACT WR175
CONTACT LENSES WW450 Hard lenses WW455
CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR WW460
CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC WW460
CONTACT TRACING WC142 See related EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS
Contagious diseases see COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WC
Contamination of drugs see DRUG CONTAMINATION QV474
Continence see URINARY INCONTINENCE or FAECAL INCONTINENCE
CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS See related ETHNIC GROUPS
Continuing dental education see EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING WU19
Continuing education see EDUCATION, CONTINUING L47
Continuing medical education see EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING WA217
Continuing nursing education see EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING WY49
Continuing professional development see STAFF DEVELOPMENT WX432
CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE WA180 Liaison nursing WA180 See related COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis see PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY WJ380
Continuous quality management see TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT WX222
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CONTRACEPTION HQ160-9 Education in family planning for health care professionals HQ152 Ethics of contraception HQ155 Family planning and birth control HQ150 History of family planning and contraception HQ153 See related FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS
CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOUR HQ150
CONTRACEPTION, BARRIER HQ166 See related CONDOMS
CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC HQ169
CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL HQ164 See related CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL
CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS HQ164 &69 Pharmacology QV177
CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE HQ164 Delayed action or depot and injectable contraceptives HQ169 Pharmacology QV177 See related DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS
CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE HQ164 Delayed action or depot and injectable contraceptives HQ169 Pharmacology QV177 See related DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS
Contraceptive agents, postconception see ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS QV175
CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES HQ162 &66 See related CONDOMS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES
CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE HQ162 &66
Contraceptive devices, intrauterine see INTRAUTERINE DEVICES HQ162
CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, MALE HQ166 See related CONDOMS
Contraceptive vaccines see VACCINES, CONTRACEPTIVE HQ169
CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL HQ164 Pharmacology QV177
CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED HQ164 Pharmacology QV177
CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL HQ164
CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL HQ164 Pharmacology QV 177
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CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, HORMONAL HQ164 See related MENSTRUATION-INDUCING AGENTS
CONTRACT SERVICES WX164 Locum doctors WA142 Private providers of social welfare HV160 See related CONTRACTS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; OUTSOURCED SERVICES
Contracting out see PRIVATISATION WX850
CONTRACTS WX145 Contracts of employment WX430 GP contracts WA132 See related CONTRACT SERVICES
Contracts for health care see CONTRACT SERVICES WX145
CONTRACTURE WE310 See related DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE
CONTRAST MEDIA WN160
Contrast radiography, negative see PNEUMORADIOGRAPHY WN160
CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC QV471 Controlled clinical trials, randomised see RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC QV471
Controlled environment see ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED
Controlled-release preparations see DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS QV485
CONTUSIONS WD475 See related WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING
Conus medullaris syndrome see SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION WL540
CONVALESCENCE WA170 See related AFTERCARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION
Convalescent homes see CONVALESCENCE WA170
Convenience foods see FOOD; FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY; CANDY WD99
Convergence excess see OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS WW510
Convergence insufficiency see OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS WW510
CONVERGENCE, OCULAR WW510
CONVERSION DISORDER WM95
CONVULSANTS QV103 See related ANTICONVULSANTS; SEIZURES
Convulsion, non-epileptic see SEIZURES WL270
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Convulsions see SEIZURES WL270
Convulsions, febrile see SEIZURES, FEBRILE WL270
CONVULSIVE THERAPY WM410
Convulsive therapy, electric see ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY WM412
COOKING WD83 In hospitals WX536 Diabetic WK819 See related FOOD HANDLING
COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS WX536 See related FOOD HANDLING
CO-OPERATIVE BEHAVIOUR WLM810
Co-operative cataloguing see CATALOGUING Z385
COPD see PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE WF648
Coping behaviour see ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL WLM810
Coping skills see ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL WLM810
COPULATION QL
Copulins see SEX ATTRACTANTS HQ102
COPYING PROCESSES Z65
COPYRIGHT Z60 & Z65 See related INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Cor pulmonale see PULMONARY HEART DISEASE WG420
Cord blood see FOETAL BLOOD WQ211
CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION QU325
CORNEA WW330 See related EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; LIMBUS CORNEAE
CORNEAL DISEASES WW330 See related KERATOCONUS
Corneal epithelium see EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL WW330
CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY WW330
CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION WW333 See related EYE BANKS
Corns see CALLOSITIES WE900
CORNWALL G
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CORONARY ANEURYSM WG300 See related ANEURYSM
CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY WG142
Coronary arteriosclerosis see CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE WG300
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS WG310 See related AORTA; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE WG300
Coronary artery stenosis see CORONARY STENOSIS WG300
Coronary atherectomy see ATHERECTOMY, CORONARY WG300
Coronary atherosclerosis see CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE WG300
CORONARY CARE UNITS WG27 See related INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
CORONARY CIRCULATION WG300
CORONARY DISEASE WG300 See related ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS
Coronary embolism see CORONARY DISEASE WG300
Coronary heart disease see CORONARY DISEASE WG300
Coronary infarction see CORONARY DISEASE WG300
Coronary occlusion see CORONARY DISEASE WG300
CORONARY STENOSIS WG300 See related CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC
CORONARY THROMBOSIS WG300
CORONARY VESSELS WG300
CORONAVIRIDAE QW168
CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS WA315 See related CADAVER
Coroners’ courts see CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS WA315
Corporal punishment see PUNISHMENT HM550
Corporate culture see ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE WX460
Corporate ethics see ETHICS, BUSINESS WX224.2
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE WX201 See related CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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Corpse see CADAVER W95
CORPUS CALLOSUM WL132
Corpus luteum cysts see OVARIAN CYSTS WP654
CORPUS LUTEUM HORMONES WP614
CORPUS STRIATUM WL132
CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT WV587 Hearing therapists WV590
Correlation of data see STATISTICS AS TOPIC QA27-8
Correlation studies see STATISTICS AS TOPIC QA27-8
CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC WX250
Correspondence courses see EDUCATION, DISTANCE L45
CORROSION T In dentistry WU312 In orthopaedics WE26
Cortex see ADRENAL CORTEX; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBRAL CORTEX; MOTOR CORTEX; VISUAL CORTEX.
Cortical contusion see BRAIN CONTUSION WL510
Corticoids see ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES WK755-7
Corticosteroid Receptors see RECEPTORS, STEROID QW504.5
Corticosteroids see ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES WK755-7
Corticotropin see ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE WK515
CORTISONE WK755
Corynebacteriaceae see ACTINOMYCETALES QW125
CORYNEBACTERIUM QW125
CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS WC318 See related DIPTHERIA
Coryneform group see ACTINOMYCETALES QW125
Coryza, acute see COMMON COLD WF480
Cosmetic dentistry see AESTHETICS, DENTAL WU320
Cosmetic reconstructive surgical procedures see RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES WO250
Cosmetic surgery see SURGERY, PLASTIC WO250-75
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COSMETIC TECHNIQUES WO250-72 For cancer patients QZ840 See related BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC; CHEMEXFOLIATION; HAIR REMOVAL; LIPECTOMY; MAMMAPLASTY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RHINOPLASTY; RHYTIDOPLASTY
COSMETICS WR75 Allergies to WR195 For cancer patients QZ840 In camouflage makeup WR630
Cosmetics, hair see HAIR PREPARATIONS WR465
Cosmonauts see ASTRONAUTS WD650
Cost see COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS WX288
COST ALLOCATION WX155
Cost analysis see COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS WX288
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS WX268 In social welfare HV108
COST CONTROL WX260
Cost effectiveness see COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS WX268
Cost of disease see COST OF ILLNESS WA5
COST OF ILLNESS WA5 In mental illness WM70 See related COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE
Cost of living see ECONOMICS HB
Cost of sickness see COST OF ILLNESS WA5
COST SAVINGS WX155
COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS WX288 See related HEALTH EXPENDITURES
Cot death see SUDDEN INFANT DEATH WS822
Cots see INFANT EQUIPMENT WS26
Cottage hospitals see HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY WA105
COUGH WF143 See related ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; EXPECTORANTS
COUMARINS QV193 See related ANTICOAGULANTS.
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COUNSELLING HV112 Bereavement WT610 Cancer QZ810 Of children WS330 The dying WT610 In education L130 Fertility WP148 In general practice HV112 Mastectomy WP940 In learning disability WM883 By nursing staff WY178 In old age WT340 In physical handicap WB635 Psychotherapy WM546 Of staff WX440 See related COMMUNICATION; COUNSELLORS; GENETIC COUNSELLING; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
Counselling, family see FAMILY THERAPY
Counseling, genetic see GENETIC COUNSELLING WQ173
Counselling, marriage see COUPLES THERAPY; MARITAL THERAPY HQ570
Counselling, sex see SEX COUNSELLING HQ390
Counselling supervision see MENTORS HV113
COUNSELLORS HV112
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY) WM490
Couples see FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS HQ500
COUPLES THERAPY HQ570 As a psychotherapeutic techniques WM546
COURTSHIP HQ100
COWPOX WC584
COWPOX VIRUS WC584
COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS WC500
CRACK COCAINE WM280 See related COCAINE
Crackles see RESPIRATORY SOUNDS WF102
Cramp see MUSCLE CRAMP WE310
Cramp-fasiculation syndrome see NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES WL300
Cranial base see SKULL BASE WE400
CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES WL570-9
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Cranial nerve II see OPTIC NERVE WW385
Cranial nerve II diseases see OPTIC NERVE DISEASES WW386-87
Cranial nerve II injuries see OPTIC NERVE INJURIES WW385
Cranial nerve III see OCULOMOTOR NERVE WW105
Cranial nerve V see TRIGEMINAL NERVE WL180
Cranial nerve VII see FACIAL NERVE WL180
Cranial nerve VIII see VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE WV501
Cranial nerve X see VAGUS NERVE WL195
CRANIAL NERVES WL180
CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA WE403-9/WL510
CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES WE403
CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS WE403 See related FACE
Craniofacial pain see FACIAL PAIN WL820
Craniorachischisis see NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS WL540
Cranioschisis see NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS WL107
Cranial pain syndromes see FACIAL NEURALGIA WL820
CRANIOMANDIBULAR DISORDERS WU 101.5
Craniometry see CEPHALOMETRY GN
CRANIOTOMY WE409/ WL510 See related SKULL
Cranium see SKULL WE400
Crash team see HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM WG220
Creativeness see CREATIVITY
CREATIVITY WLM440 As a psychoanalytic concept WM460
Crèches see CHILD DAY CARE CENTRES WS310
Cremation see MORTUARY PRACTICE W95
CRESOLS QV223
CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME WL338 See related ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; PRION DISEASES
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CRI-DU-CHAT SYNDROME WS806
CRIME HM400-620 Against learning disabled people WM821 Against the person HM430 Causes of crime HM410 In hospitals WX760 Juvenile WS340-55 Sexual - except rape and assault HQ300-80 Offenders HM420 Mentally disturbed offenders WM700-70 Psychiatric assessment WM710 Recidivists HM424 See related COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FRAUD; HOMICIDE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OFFENDERS; OFFENDERS, MENTALLY DISORDERED; OFFENDERS, YOUNG; POLICE; PRISONS; RAPE; RIOTS; SEX OFFENCES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; THEFT; VIOLENCE; TORTURE; WAR CRIMES
CRIME VICTIMS HM426 Medico-legal aspects of compensation WA355 Psychology WLM824 Victims of incestuous relationships other than abused children HQ382 Victims of torture HM620 Victims of paedophiles as adults HQ345 Victims of paedophiles while children WS362-5 See related COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; HOSTAGES; VIOLENCE
CRIMINAL LAW K
CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY WLM822
Criminals see OFFENDERS HM420
CRIMINOLOGY HM400
Crippled see DISABLED WB600-98
CRISIS INTERVENTION WM401 See related EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; HOTLINES
Crisis resolution see CRISIS INTERVENTION WM401
CRITICAL CARE WB400-30 Equipment and environment WB420 Manpower WB410 Nursing WB430 Psychiatric WM400.5 See related EMERGENCIES; CRITICAL CARE NURSING
CRITICAL CARE NURSING WB430
CRITICAL ILLNESS WB400 See related CLINICAL DETERIORATION
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CRITICAL PATHWAYS WB100 In nursing WY112 In psychiatry WM30
CROHN DISEASE WI422 See related INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
CROPS, AGRICULTURAL QM10
CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON HM202 In child bearing WQ112 In child care WS303 Of family HQ615 Of marriage and sexual partnerships HQ515 In neoplasms QZ202 In psychiatry WM31.1 In psychology WLM128 In sexual behaviour HQ115 See related CULTURE
Cross disciplinary communication see INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION
CROSS INFECTION WC195 In dentistry WU150 See related INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT ISOLATION
CROSS-OVER STUDIES W115 See related EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN
CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES W115
CROUP WV210 See related LARYNGITIS
Crowd psychology see MASS BEHAVIOUR WLM825
CROWDING WLM812 See related PERSONAL SPACE
CROWNS WU380
Cruciate ligament, anterior WE288
Cruciate ligament, posterior WE288
Crude oil see PETROLEUM QV633
Cruor see POSTMORTEM CHANGES QZ35
CRUSH SYNDROME WJ341
CRUTCHES WE26
CRYING WLM210 In children WS220
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CRYOANAESTHESIA WO695
Cryonic suspension see CRYOPRESERVATION WQ208
CRYOPRESERVATION In biochemistry QU25 In embryo preservation WQ208 In pathology QZ25 See related COLD TEMPERATURE; FREEZING
Cryorenin see RENIN WK180
CRYOSURGERY WO215 In cancer QZ746 In dermatology WR145 In ophthalmology WW270 See related COLD TEMPERATURE; FREEZING
CRYOTHERAPY WB473 In cancer QZ780 See related COLD TEMPERATURE; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED
Cryptogenic infantile spasms see SPASMS, INFANTILE WL470
Cryptogenic West syndrome see SPASMS, INFANTILE WL470
CRYPTORCHIDISM WJ840
CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS WC700
CRYPTOSPORIDIUM WC700
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY QD10
Ctenomyces see ARTHODERMATACEAE QW180
CT-scan see TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY-COMPUTED WN230
Cuff, rotator see ROTATOR CUFF WE610
CULDOSCOPY WP150 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; GYNAECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Cults, religious see RELIGION HM262
CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS GT
CULTURAL DEPRIVATION HM222 See related POVERTY
CULTURAL DIVERSITY HM202
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CULTURE GT Cultural aspects of neoplasms QZ202 Culture and the arts as therapeutic techniques WB560 See also ART; MUSIC; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMAN BODY
CULTURE MEDIA QW25-26 See related BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; LABORATORY CHEMICALS
CULTURE TECHNIQUES QW25-26
Cumulative survival rate see SURVIVAL RATE W110
CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS WE150 Of the wrist WE350/645 See related FRACTURES, STRESS
CURARE QV140
Curare-like agents see NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARISING AGENTS QV140
Current awareness techniques see INFORMATION SERVICES Z352
CURRICULUM L80 Nursing curriculum WY52
Curriculum, problem-based see PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING L57
Curriculum vitae see JOB APPLICATION WX420
Cursive epilepsy see EPILEPSY, REFLEX WL460
Curvature of the spine see SPINAL CURVATURES WE480-5
CUSHING SYNDROME WK770
CUSTODIAL CARE In children WS322-5&355 In crime HM530-5 In learning disability WM820&82 In mental illness WM28-30
Customer care see COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC RELATIONS
Customer relations see PUBLIC RELATIONS WX229
Customer satisfaction see CONSUMER SATISFACTION WA70
Customs see CULTURE GT
Customs and excise see TAXES JD40
Cutaneous fungi see ARTHRODERMATACEAE QW180
CYANATES QV280
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CYANOACRYLATES
CYANOBACTERIA QW131 As phototrophic bacteria QW145
Cyanophyceae see CYANOBACTERIA QW131
Cyber knife radiosurgery see RADIOSURGERY
CYBERNETICS Q4 See related INFORMATION THEORY
CYCLANDELATE QV243
Cyclicity see PERIODICITY QT167
CYCLOBUTANES As anti-obesity agent QV126
CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS As anti-rheumatic agent QV247
Cyclophoria see OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS WW510
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE QV269
CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER WM170
CYSTECTOMY WJ500 See related URINARY BLADDER
Cystic disease of breast see FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE WP860
CYSTIC FIBROSIS WI820 See related LUNG DISEASES
CYSTICERCOSIS WC838
CYSTITIS WJ155
Cystocele see BLADDER DISEASES WJ500
CYSTOSCOPY WJ500 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; ENDOSCOPY
CYSTOSTOMY WJ500
CYSTS QZ220 Gynaecologic WP164
Cysts, hydatid see ECHINOCOCCOSIS WC840
CYTARABINE QV269
Cytochemistry see HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY QS531
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CYTOCHROMES WH190
CYTODIAGNOSIS QY95 See related LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES
CYTOGENETICS QZ50 See related CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS.
CYTOKINES QW568
Cytokineses see CELL DIVISION QH50
CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES QY95 See related CYTODIAGNOSIS
Cytology see CELL BIOLOGY QH50
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS WC500 See related HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
Cytophagales see BACTEROIDETES QW128
CYTOPLASM QH50
CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS QU55
CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC QW568
Cytotoxin-antibody conjugates see IMMUNOTOXINS QW630.5
CYTOTOXINS QW630.5
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