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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Balneology
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Balneología
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Balneologia
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Synonyms English:
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Balneotherapy
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Tree Number:
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E02.056
HP3.018.091
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Definition English:
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Therapy by various hot or warm baths in natural mineral waters, spas, or "cures". It includes not only bathing in, but also drinking the waters, but it does not include whirlpool baths (HYDROTHERAPY). |
Indexing Annotation English:
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differentiate from HYDROTHERAPY where emphasis is on plain water (not natural mineral water; see note there); coordinate with MINERAL WATERS as appropriate
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See Related English:
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Health Resorts
Mineral Waters
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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1474
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Unique Identifier:
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D001452
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