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B-LYMPHOCYTES WH200
Baby see INFANT or NEONATE WS800
Baby boom see POPULATION GROWTH HA10
Baby equipment see INFANT EQUIPMENT
Bach flower essences see FLOWER ESSENCES WB840
Bach flower remedies see FLOWER ESSENCES WB840
Bach rescue remedy see FLOWER ESSENCES WB840
BACILLACEAE QW127
BACILLACEAE INFECTIONS WC200
BACILLUS QW127
Bacillus Calmette Guerin vaccine see BCG VACCINE WF225
BACK WE450
BACK INJURIES WE455
BACK PAIN WE458 See related LOW BACK PAIN
Backache see BACK PAIN WE458
BACTERAEMIA WC240
BACTERIA QW125-155 As aetiological agents QZ65 See related MICROBIOLOGY
BACTERIA, AEROBIC QW131 See related BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC QW133 See related BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Bacteria, blue green see CYANOBACTERIA QW131
Bacterial food poisoning see FOOD POISONING WC268
BACTERIAL INFECTIONS WC200 See related BACTERAEMIA; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; INFECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL
BACTERIAL INFECTIONS AND MYCOSES
Bacterial skin diseases see SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL WR285
Bacterial spores see SPORES, BACTERIAL QW190
BACTERIAL TOXINS QW630.5
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BACTERIAL VACCINES QW805
Bacterial warfare see BIOLOGICAL WARFARE QW300
BACTEROIDETES QW128
BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES QW25 In clinical pathology QY100 See related CULTURE MEDIA
BACTERIOLOGY QY100
BACTERIOLYSIS QW660
BACTERIOPHAGES QW161
Bagassosis see PNEUMOCONIOSIS WF667
Balance, postural see POSTURAL BALANCE WE70
Balance sheets see ACCOUNT BOOKS ; ACCOUNTING WX280
Baldness see ALOPOECIA WR460
Balearic Islands see SPAIN G
Balint psychoanalytic therapy see PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY WM450
Ballistic stretching see MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES WB541
Balloon angioplasty see ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON WG505
Balloon catheterisation see CATHETERISATION WG146
Balloon dilation see CATHETERISATION
Balloon dilatation, coronary artery see ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY WG300
Balloon kyphoplasty see VERTEBROPLASTY WE485
Balloon vertebroplasty see VERTEBROPLASTY WE485
BALNEOLOGY WB380 See related BATHS; HEALTH RESORTS; MINERAL WATERS
BALSAMS QV241
BANDAGES WO167 In first aid WD455 Elastic stockings WG620 See related STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION
Bandaging see NURSING CARE / methods WY125
Bank and agency nursing see NURSING, PRIVATE DUTY WY268
Bar codes see AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING QA190
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BARBITURATES QV88 Abuse, addiction WM403 See related ANTICONVULSANTS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES
Barefoot doctors see COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES
Bare lymphocyte syndrome see SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY WD350
Bargaining, collective see COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WX450
BARIATRIC MEDICINE WD110 See related COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; OBESITY
BARIATRIC SURGERY WI160 See related COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; LIPECTOMY; OBESITY, MORBID
BARIATRICS WD110 See related BARIATRIC MEDICINE; OBESITY
BARIUM SULPHATE WN160 In gastrointestinal diagnosis WI142.5
Barr bodies see SEX CHROMATIN QU470
BARRETT OESOPHAGUS WI250
Barrier contraception see CONTRACEPTION, BARRIER HQ166
Barrier nursing see INFECTION CONTROL WC130
Barristers see LAWYERS K4
BARTONELLACEAE INFECTIONS WC600
Basal body temperature method see OVULATION DETECTION HQ168
Basal cell cancer see NEOPLASMS, BASAL CELL WR500
BASAL GANGLIA WL132
BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES WL310
Basal temperature see BODY TEMPERATURE WB270
Base of skull see SKULL BASE WE400
Baseline survey see DATA COLLECTION Q20
Basidiomycetes see BASIDIOMYCOTA QW180
BASIDIOMYCOTA QW180
Bathing see SWIMMING HM340
BATHING BEACHES W48
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BATHS WB520 Baths, public see SWIMMING W48
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME WS360 See related CHILD ABUSE; VIOLENCE
BATTERED WOMEN HQ675 See related VIOLENCE
BAYES THEOREM QA27 BCG VACCINE WF250
BEAUTY CULTURE In dermatology WR600-30 As an amenity for patients WA50
Becker muscular dystrophy see MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE WE340
Bechterew disease see SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING WE480
Bed capacity, hospital see HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY WX620
BED OCCUPANCY WX375 See related HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY
Bed sores see PRESSURE ULCER WR598
Bed-making see NURSING CARE / methods WY125
Bed-wetting see NOCTURNAL ENURESIS WS732 or WJ146
BEDDING AND LINENS WX538 See related LAUNDRY SERVICE, HOSPITAL
BEDS WX542 See related BED OCCUPANCY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY
Bedside computing see POINT OF CARE SYSTEMS WB141
Bedside technology see POINT OF CARE SYSTEMS WB141
Bedside testing see POINT OF CARE SYSTEMS WB141
Bedsores see PRESSURE ULCER WR598
Bee bread see PROPOLIS WD50
Bee glue see PROPOLIS WD50
Bee stings see INSECT BITES AND STINGS WD560
BEER WD96 See related ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
BEES QL20 See related INSECT BITES AND STINGS
Beggars see POVERTY HM222
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BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE HQ170 See related EMBRYONIC AND FOETAL DEVELOPMENT; PERSONHOOD
Beginning of life see BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE HQ170
BEHAVIOUR WLM150-80 See related ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOUR; BEHAVIOUR THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOUR; CULTURE; GENETICS, BEHAVIOURAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Behaviour, adaptive see ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL WLM810
BEHAVIOUR, ADDICTIVE WM160 See related GAMBLING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS
Behaviour, adolescent see ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOUR WS200A-270A
BEHAVIOUR AND BEHAVIOUR MECHANISMS WLM150-80 See related ATTITUDE; EMOTIONS
BEHAVIOUR, ANIMAL QL See related ETHOLOGY
Behaviour, challenging see AGGRESSION WLM230
Behaviour, compulsive see COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOUR WM160
BEHAVIOUR CONTROL WLM839 As psychotherapy WM510 See related BEHAVIOUR THERAPY; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL
Behaviour, dangerous see DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR WM38
Behaviour disorders in childhood see CHILD BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS WS340-6
Behaviour modification see BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WM500-515
BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WM500-15 Experimental analysis therapy WM510 In childhood WS765 In learning disability WM883 See related ANGER MANAGEMENT THERAPY; BEHAVIOUR CONTROL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); COGNITIVE THERAPY; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
Behaviour therapy, cognitive see COGNITIVE THERAPY WM505
Behavioural genetics see GENETICS, BEHAVIOURAL WLM175
BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE WLM925
BEHAVIOURAL RESEARCH WLM20
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES WLM In management WX224 In personnel management WX405 See related PSYCHOLOGY
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BEHAVIOURAL SYMPTOMS WM148
BEHAVIOURISM WLM485-8
BEHCET SYNDROME WD760
Beliefs see CULTURE GT
BELL PALSY WL574 See related FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
BENCHMARKING WX222 See related MANAGEMENT AUDIT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
BENDER-GESTALT TEST WM145
Bends see DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS WD612
Beneficence see PATERNALISM J7
Benefits see SOCIAL SECURITY HV242-248
Benign focal epilepsy, childhood see EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL WL470
Benign intracranial hypertension see PSEUDOTUMOUR CEREBRI WL400
Benign occipital epilepsy, childhood see EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL WL470
Benign optic nerve neoplasms see OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS WW385
Benign optic nerve sheath neoplasms see OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS WW385
Benign prostatic hyperplasia see PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA WJ752
Benign tumours see NEOPLASMS QZ220
BENZAZEPINES
Benzodiazepine-Gaba receptors see RECEPTORS, GABA-A QU60
Benzodiazepine receptors see RECEPTORS, GABA-A QU60
Benzodiazepine tranquillisers see ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS QV77.9
BENZODIAZEPINES QV77.9
BENZOYL PEROXIDE WR146 Pharmacology QV60
BEREAVEMENT WT600-10 Counselling WT610 In childhood WS245 Psychological aspects WLM220 Widowhood HQ560 See related ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; EMOTIONS; GRIEF
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Bereavement care see HOSPICE CARE WT600-50
BERIBERI WD220 See related THIAMINE DEFICIENCY
Berry aneurysm see INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM WL408
Besnier-Boeck disease see SARCOIDOSIS WD745
Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann syndrome see SARCOIDOSIS WD745
Best practice analysis see BENCHMARKING
Beta-blockers, adrenergic see ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS QV132
Betatrons see PARTICLE ACCELERATORS WN342
BEVERAGES WD92-6 Medicinal teas QV486 See related COFFEE; FOOD AND BEVERAGES; MILK; MINERAL WATERS; TEA
Bhang see CANNABIS QV466
BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY) W110 See related EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS
Bias, selection see SELECTION BIAS W115
BIBLE BL
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MEDICINE Z650
BIBLIOTHERAPY WM660 See related BOOKS
Bicuspid valve see MITRAL VALVE WG262
BICYCLING W570 Safety aspects W440 Sports medicine aspects WD500 See related EXERCISE; SPORTS
BIFIDOBACTERIUM QW125
Big rennin see RENIN WK180
BILE WI703 See related JAUNDICE
Bilateral oviarectomy see OVIARECTOMY WP670
BILE ACIDS AND SALTS WI703
Bile alcohols see CHOLESTANOLS WI703
BILE DUCT DISEASES WI750 See related CHOLANGITIS; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING
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BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS WI750 Bile duct obstruction see CHOLESTASIS WI703
BILE DUCTS WI750
BILE PIGMENTS QY143
Bilharziasis see SCHISTOSOMIASIS WC810
Biliary calculi see GALLSTONES WI755
BILIARY FISTULA WI730
BILIARY TRACT WI700 See related CHOLANGIOGRAPHY
BILIARY TRACT DISEASES WI712 See related CHOLANGIOGRAPHY
BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS WI765
BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES WI770 See related CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC
Bilingualism see MULTILINGUALISM
BILIRUBIN QY143 See related HYPERBILIRUBINAEMIA, NEONATAL
Bimler appliance see ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, REMOVABLE WU450
BINGE-EATING DISORDER WM178
Binocular vision see VISION, BINOCULAR WW125
BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA QU34 In mental illness WM31.2 See related MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY QU21 General works QU4 Of food substances WD40-82 Of tumours QZ420
Biocides see DISINFECTANTS QV220
BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS QT37 In orthopaedics WE136-8 See related IMPLANTS, ARTIFICIAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
BIODIVERSITY QH20 See related ECOSYSTEM
Bioenergetic psychotherapy see PSYCHOTHERAPY WM570
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BIOETHICAL ISSUES WA255 See related ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; PATIENT RIGHTS
BIOETHICS WA255 See related ETHICS, MEDICAL
BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY WL714 See related AUTOGENIC TRAINING; FEEDBACK; MIND-BODY THERAPIES
BIOFILMS QW90 See related DENTAL DEPOSITS
BIOGRAPHY AS TOPIC WZ100-140 In learning disability WM820 Nurses WY 10 In psychiatry WM40 Physically disabled and chronically ill WB608 See related AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Biohazards see HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES W350
Biological Agents see BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
Biological characteristics see POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS HA10
BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS QT167 See related CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; PERIODICITY
Biological diversity see BIODIVERSITY QH20
BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION QH90 See related SOCIOBIOLOGY
Biological models see MODELS, BIOLOGICAL
BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA QH50 In mental illness WM31.2
Biological pigments see PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL QU110
Biological preservation see PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL QY25
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS In immunology QW800-940
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY WM31.2
Biological response modifiers see IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS QW568
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES Q See related NATURAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES
Biological stress see STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL QT162
Biological terrorism see BIOTERRORISM HM600
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BIOLOGICAL WARFARE QW300 Use of chemical material QV663 See related BIOTERRORISM; VIOLENCE; WARFARE
Biological waste disposal see MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL W70
BIOLOGY QH50 Human biology QT104 Of neoplasms QZ400
Biology, developmental see DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY QH50
Biology, radiation see RADIOBIOLOGY WN325
BIOMARKERS, TUMOUR QZ420
BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA WE70 See related MECHANICS
Biomechanics see BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA WE70
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING QT36 See related BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; ENGINEERING
Biomedical ethics see BIOETHICS WA255
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH WB20 In cancer QZ206
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY WB20 See related BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Biomedical technology assessment see TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL WB35
BIOMETRY QH323.5 See related ANTHROPOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; PHYSICAL; STATISTICS
Biomodulators see IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS QW568
Bioperiodicity see PERIODICITY QT167
BIOPHYSICS QT34
BIOPROSTHESIS See related PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS
BIOPSY WB240 Analysis of tissue QY95 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, SURGICAL; DISSECTION
BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE WB240
BIOPSY, NEEDLE WB240
Biorhythms see PERIODICITY QT167
Biosynthetic proteins see RECOMBINANT PROTEINS QU55
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BIOTECHNOLOGY QT34 See related GENETIC ENGINEERING
BIOTERRORISM QW300 See related BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE
BIPOLAR DISORDER WM207
Bird flu see INFLUENZA IN BIRDS QM30
Birth see LABOUR, OBSTETRIC; LIVE BIRTH; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STILLBIRTH WQ300-60
Birth attendants see LABOUR; OBSTETRIC WQ304
BIRTH CERTIFICATES WQ110
Birth control see CONTRACEPTION HQ150-69
Birth defects see CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES WS806
BIRTH INJURIES WS810 In learning disability WM848 See related DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC
Birth in water see LABOUR, OBSTETRIC WQ308
Birth mark see HAEMANGIOMA WR620
BIRTH ORDER WS240 See related FAMILY
BIRTH RATE HA130
BIRTH WEIGHT WS814 See related INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE
BIRTHING CENTRES WQ27 See related DELIVERY ROOMS
Birthing centres, hospital see DELIVERY ROOMS WQ27
Birthmark see HAEMANGIOMA; NAEVUS; NAEVUS, PIGMENTED; PORT WINE STAIN WR620
BISEXUALITY HQ300
Bisexuals see SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES HQ300
BISMUTH QV261 See related ANTITREPONEMAL AGENTS
Bisphosphonates see DIPHOSPHONATES QV285
BITE FORCE WU440
BITES AND STINGS WD550-70 Toxicology QV600 See related ALLERGENS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; SNAKE BITES
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Bitewing radiography see RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING WU141
Blackouts see SYNCOPE WL734
Black people see AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP HM268
Bladder see URINARY BLADDER WJ500
Bladder calculi see URINARY BLADDER CALCULI WJ500
Bladder diseases see URINARY BLADDER DISEASES WJ500
Bladder drug administration see ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL WB340
Bladder neoplasms see URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS WJ504
Bladder, neurogenic see URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC WJ500
Bladder stones see URINARY BLADDER CALCULI WJ500
BLAST INJURIES WD470 See related EXPLOSIONS
Blastomycosis, South American see PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS WC460
Bleeding see HAEMORRHAGE WH312
Bleeding disorders see HAEMATOLOGIC DISEASES WH312
BLEEDING TIME QY410
Bleeps see HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WX755
BLEPHAROPLASTY WW305
BLEPHAROPTOSIS WW305
BLEPHAROSPASM WW305
Blind see VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS WW800
BLINDNESS WW440 In learning disabled WM895 Welfare aspects WW800-98 See related SENSORY AIDS; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS
Blindness, colour see COLOUR VISION DEFECTS WW115
BLINDNESS, CORTICAL WL530
BLISTER WR230
BLOOD WH Chemistry QY450-90 See related HAEMATOPOIESIS
Blood anti-coagulants see ANTI-COAGULANTS QV193
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Blood, artificial see BLOOD SUBSTITUTES WH450
BLOOD BANKS WH23 Blood bank procedures WB360
BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS WC195 See related MEDICAL WASTE; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER WL200
BLOOD CELL COUNT QY402 See related HAEMATOLOGIC TESTS
BLOOD CELLS WH101 Clinical pathology QY 402
BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS QY450-90 Carbohydrates QY470 Enzymes QY490 Inorganic substances QY480 Lipids QY465 Nitrogenous elements QY455
BLOOD CIRCULATION WG103 See related CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HAEMODYNAMICS; ISCHAEMIA
BLOOD COAGULATION WH310 See related ANTICOAGULANTS; COAGULANTS; HAEMOSTASIS; HAEMOSTATICS
Blood coagulation agents see COAGULANTS QV195
BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS WH322-30 See related DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION
BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS QY410 See related HAEMATOLOGIC TESTS
BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION WB356 See related ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION
Blood diseases see HAEMATOLOGIC DISEASES WH140
BLOOD DONORS WB356
Blood expanders see PLASMA SUBSTITUTES WH450
BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY WG106 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER
BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS QY450
BLOOD GLUCOSE QY450 See related HYPERGLYCAEMIA; HYPOGLYCAEMIA
BLOOD GLUCOSE, SELF-MONITORING WK810 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE
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BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS WH420
BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY WH420 See related BLOOD TRANSFUSION
BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING QY415 See related BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HAEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES
Blood letting see BLOODLETTING WB290
BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL WO195 See related HAEMORRHAGE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
BLOOD PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA WH101
Blood plasma see PLASMA WH400
Blood plasma volume see PLASMA VOLUME WH400
Blood platelet aggregation inhibitors see PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS QV180
Blood platelet antagonists see PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS QV180
Blood platelet anti-aggregants see PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS QV180
BLOOD PLATELET DISORDERS WH300
BLOOD PLATELETS WH300 See related PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS
Blood poisoning see SEPSIS WC240
BLOOD PRESSURE WG340 See related HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION
BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION WB280 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HAEMODYNAMIC MONITORING
Blood pressure, high see HYPERTENSION WG340
Blood pressure, low see HYPOTENSION WG340
BLOOD PROTEINS WH190
BLOOD SEDIMENTATION QY408
Blood serum see SERUM WH400
BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION WB290
BLOOD SUBSTITUTES WH450 See related PLASMA SUBSTITUTES
Blood sugar see BLOOD GLUCOSE QY450
Blood tests see HAEMATOLOGIC TESTS QY400
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BLOOD TRANSFUSION WB356 See related BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING
BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS WB356 See related ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION
Blood typing see BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING QY415
BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION WG630
BLOOD VESSELS WG500-700 See related ANGIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES
BLOOD VISCOSITY WG106
BLOOD VOLUME WG106 See related HYPOVOLAEMIA
BLOOD VOLUME DETERMINATION QY408 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR
BLOODLETTING WB365
Blow-out fractures see ORBITAL FRACTURES WW300
Blue green algae see CYANOBACTERIA QW131
Blue green bacteria see CYANOBACTERIA QW131
Blunt injuries see WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING WD475
BLUSHING WLM232
Board, governing see GOVERNING BOARD
Boats see SHIPS
Body buffer zone see PERSONAL SPACE WLM812
BODY COMPOSITION QU100 See related ANTHROPOMETRY
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER WM90
Body fat see ADIPOSE TISSUE QS532
BODY FLUIDS QU105 As puncture fluids QY210 See related ASCITIC FLUID; DEHYDRATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION
BODY HEIGHT QS4 See related BODY WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX
BODY IMAGE WLM310 After mastectomy WP802 In pregnancy WQ115 See related BODY SIZE; SELF CONCEPT
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Body language see KINESICS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION WLM875
BODY MASS INDEX WB286 See related BODY WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; OVERWEIGHT; OBESITY
BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC WR620 See related CIRCUMCISION; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; SELF- INJURIOUS BEHAVIOUR; TATTOOING
BODY PIERCING WR620
Body snatching see GRAVE ROBBING WZ320
BODY TEMPERATURE Neuroanatomy WL170 Physical examination WB270 Physiology QT165 See related FEVER; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETERS; TEMPERATURE
BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION QT165 See related HOMEOSTASIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY
BODY WEIGHT WB286 See related ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; DIET, REDUCING; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; HYPERPHAGIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; STARVATION; THINNESS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY HEIGHT
BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WB286 See related ANTHROPOMETRY
Boeck disease see SARCOIDOSIS WD745
Boeck's sarcoid see SARCOIDOSIS WD745
Bonding (psychology) see OBJECT ATTACHMENT WLM812
BONDING, HUMAN-PET WLM270
Bonds, emotional see OBJECT ATTACHMENT WLM812
BONE AND BONES WE210-60 Trauma WE145 See related ARTHRODESIS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; FRACTURES, BONE; MUSKULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OSTEOTOMY; SKELETON
Bone cancer see BONE NEOPLASMS WE260
BONE CEMENTS WE122
BONE DENSITY WE51 See related MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA
BONE DEVELOPMENT WE210 See related CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; GROWTH PLATE
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BONE DISEASES WE215-60 Degenerative WE240 Infectious WE250 See related FRACTURES, BONE
BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL WE220 See related CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; GROWTH DISORDERS
BONE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS WE250
BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC WE220
Bone dysplasias see BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL WE220
Bone grafts see BONE TRANSPLANTATION WE170
Bone growth see BONE DEVELOPMENT WE210
BONE LENGTHENING WE170 See related ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURES
Bone loss, age related see OSTEOPOROSIS WE242
Bone loss, perimenopausal see OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAULSAL WE242
Bone loss, postmenopausal see OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL WE242
BONE MARROW WH380
BONE MARROW DISEASES WH380
BONE MARROW EXAMINATION WH380 See related HAEMATOLOGIC TESTS
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION WH385 See related HAEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION
BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS WE52
BONE NEOPLASMS WE262
Bone replacement material see BONE SUBSTITUTES WE122
BONE SUBSTITUTES WE122
BONE TRANSPLANTATION WE170 See related ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURES
Bone tuberculosis see TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR WE256
BONES OF UPPER EXTREMITY WE602 See related CLAVICLE; HAND BONES
Bonuses see EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS WX305
BOOK CLASSIFICATION Z394-8
BOOK COLLECTING Z50
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Book-keeping see ACCOUNTING WX279
BOOK SELECTION Z360
Booklets see PAMPHLETS
BOOKS Z - Multidisciplinary works in primary care WA151 Electronic-books (as publication type) Z410 See related BIBLIOTHERAPY
Booster immunisation see IMMUNISATION, SECONDARY QW800-815
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER WM196
BORDETELLA INFECTIONS WC340 See related WHOOPING COUGH
BORON COMPOUNDS QV239
BORONIC ACIDS QV239
BORRELIA INFECTIONS WC406
Borstals see PRISONS WS346
Bosentan see SULPHONAMIDES QV265
BOTANY QK See related PLANTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLANTS, TOXIC
Botox see BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A QW630
BOTTLE FEEDING WQ625 See related BREAST FEEDING; FEEDING METHODS; NUTRITION PROCESSES; WEANING
Botulin see BOTULINUM TOXINS QW630
BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A QW630 For cosmetic use WR600
BOTULINUM TOXINS QW630 See related BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULIMUN
BOTULISM WC268 See related BOTULINUM TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FOODBORNE DISEASES Bouillaud disease see RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE WG240
Bowel diseases, inflammatory see INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES WI420-25
Bowels see INTESTINES WI400-575
Bowel, irritable see COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL WI522
BOXING Chronic injury WL 516
BOYS WS
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BRACHIAL PLEXUS WL560
BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES WL560-68
BRACHYTHERAPY WN360 In cancer therapy QZ758 See related RADIOTHERAPY
BRADYCARDIA WG330
Braille see BLINDNESS + SENSORY AIDS + READING WW850
BRAIN WL130-135 See related PSYCHOSURGERY
BRAIN ABSCESS WL335
BRAIN CHEMISTRY WL210
BRAIN CONCUSSION WL512 See related BRAIN INJURIES; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED
BRAIN CONTUSION WL510 See related BRAIN INJURIES
BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC WL510-30 See related BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC
BRAIN DEATH WL538
BRAIN DISEASES WL400-36 See related ORGANIC MENTAL DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC
Brain haemorrhage, cerebral see CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE; INTRACRANIAL HAEMORRHAGES WL410
BRAIN INJURIES WL510-36 See related BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN INJURIES, DIFFUSE; BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; EPILEPSY, POST-TRAUMATIC; HEAD INJURIES
BRAIN INJURIES, DIFFUSE WL510 See related BRAIN INJURIES
BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC WL510 See related BRAIN INJURIES
BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC WL516 See related BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC
Brain injury, vascular see CEREBROVASCULAR TRAUMA WL512
BRAIN ISCHAEMIA WL405 See related ISCHAEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT
BRAIN MAPPING WL252
BRAIN NEOPLASMS WL350
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BRAIN STEM WL135
BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS WL350
Brainwashing see PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION WLM452
Bran see DIETARY FIBRE WD84
Branch libraries see LIBRARIES Z112
BREAST WP800-945 Care in lactation WQ615 Disorders in lactation WQ620 In pregnancy WQ 265 Cosmetic surgery WP 920 See related BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MAMMAPLASTY; NIPPLES
Breast cancer see BREAST NEOPLASMS WP870
BREAST CYST WP860
BREAST DISEASES WP840-75 See related MASTITIS
Breast dysplasia see FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE WP860
BREAST FEEDING WQ600 Care of breasts during lactation WQ615 Popular works WQ610 Practical aspects WQ615 Problems WQ620 See related BOTTLE FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LACTATION; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITION PROCESSES; WEANING
BREAST IMPLANTATION WP920/945 See related BREAST IMPLANTS; MAMMAPLASTY
BREAST IMPLANTS WP920/945 See related BREAST IMPLANTATION; MAMMAPLASTY
Breast milk see MILK, HUMAN WP805
BREAST NEOPLASMS WP870
Breast reconstruction see MAMMAPLASTY WP945
Breast screening see MASS SCREENING; BREAST NEOPLASMS / prevention & control; MAMMOGRAPHY WP815
BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION WP820
Breastfeeding see BREAST FEEDING WQ600
Breathing see RESPIRATION WF102
BREATHING EXERCISES WF146 See related MIND-BODY THERAPIES; RESPIRATION; YOGA
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Breathing sounds see RESPIRATORY SOUNDS WF102
BREECH PRESENTATION WQ307
BREEDING Of laboratory animals QY54
BREVIBACTERIUM QW125
Bridgework, dental see DENTURE, PARTIAL WU380
Brief psychotherapy see PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF WM525
Bright's disease see GLOMERULONEPHRITIS WJ353
Briquet syndrome see SOMATOFORM DISORDERS WM90
Brittle bones see OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA WE230
Broadcast media see MASS MEDIA WLM880
Brochures see PAMPHLETS
BROMIDES QV87
BRONCHI WF500 See related BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BRONCHOSCOPY
Bronchial asthma see ASTHMA WF553
Bronchial catheterisation see CATHETERISATION, PERIPHERAL WF544
BRONCHIAL DISEASES WF500
BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS WF500
BRONCHIECTASIS WF544
Bronchioles see BRONCHI WF500
BRONCHITIS WF546 See related LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE
BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC WF546
BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS QV120 See related ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; BRONCHI
BRONCHOGRAPHY WF142 See related DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
BRONCHOSCOPY WF544 See related BRONCHI; CATHETERISATION, PERIPHERAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPY
Brothers see SIBLINGS WS240
BRUCELLOSIS WC310
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BSE see ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM QM30
Bubonic plague see PLAGUE WC350
BUDD-CHIARI SYNDROME WI720
BUDDHISM BL
Budget holders, general practice see BUDGETS WA132
BUDGETS WX265 Clinical budgeting WX155 In primary care WA132 In libraries Z140 In nursing WY60 See related FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Building see FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WX615
BUILDING CODES WX600-95 In primary care facility design WA129 See related FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Building materials see CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WX655
Buildings, health service see HEALTH FACILITIES WX600-95
BULBAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE WL579
Bulbocavernousus reflex absent see REFLEX, ABNORMAL WL200
Bulbocavernosus reflex, decreased see REFLEX, ABNORMAL WL200
BULIMIA WL712 See related BULIMIA NERVOSA; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; HYPERPHAGIA
BULIMIA NERVOSA WM178 See related BULIMIA; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; HYPERPHAGIA
Bullous dermatoses see SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS WR230-45
Bullous skin diseases see SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS WR230-45
BULLYING WLM230 In the workplace WX424 Among children WS342 See related AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; HARRASSMENT NON- SEXUAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
BUNION WE900 See related HALLUX VALGUS
BUNYAVIRIDAE QW168
BUPRENORPHINE QV90 See related OPIATE ALKALOIDS
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BUPROPION See related SMOKING CESSATION
Burden of illness see COST OF ILLNESS WA5
BURIAL Mortuary practice W95 Social aspects WT605
BURN UNITS WD460 See related BURNS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL WLM228 In nursing WY80 See related STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL
BURNS WD460 See related BURN UNITS
BURNS, CHEMICAL WD478
BURNS, ELECTRIC WD480
BURSA, SYNOVIAL WE295
BURSITIS WD960
Business see COMMERCE
Business ethics see ETHICS, BUSINESS WX224.2
Business plans see HEALTH PLANNING; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; STRATEGIC PLANNING
BUTTOCKS WE700
Bypass, coronary artery see CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS WG310
BYSSINOSIS WF667
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