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| Preferred Name | Nutritional Therapy | |
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nutrition therapy medical nutrition therapy Medical Nutrition Therapy Nutritional Therapy |
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| Definitions |
A therapeutic approach to disease treatment that utilizes a specialized diet. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65017 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Treatment based on nutrition. It includes checking a person's nutrition status, and giving the right foods or nutrients to treat conditions such as those caused by diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. It may involve simple changes in a person's diet, or intravenous or tube feeding. Medical nutrition therapy may help patients recover more quickly and spend less time in the hospital.
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C65017
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952 |
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CPTAC
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| DEFINITION |
A therapeutic approach to disease treatment that utilizes a specialized diet.
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| FULL_SYN |
nutrition therapy medical nutrition therapy Medical Nutrition Therapy Nutritional Therapy
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Nutritional Therapy
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Nutritional_Therapy
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| Preferred_Name |
Nutritional Therapy
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C65017
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| Semantic_Type |
Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
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| UMLS_CUI |
C2937349
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