"Contraindications" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition or factor associated with a recipient that makes the use of a drug, procedure, or physical agent improper or inadvisable. Contraindications may be absolute (life threatening) or relative (higher risk of complications in which benefits may outweigh risks).
| Descriptor ID |
D000075202
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.208
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| Concept/Terms |
Contraindications- Contraindications
- Contraindication
- Medical Contraindications
- Contraindication, Medical
- Contraindications, Medical
- Medical Contraindication
Contraindications, Physical Agent- Contraindications, Physical Agent
- Agent Contraindication, Physical
- Agent Contraindications, Physical
- Contraindication, Physical Agent
- Physical Agent Contraindication
- Physical Agent Contraindications
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contraindications" by people in Profiles.
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Influenza guideline for South Africa--update 2008. S Afr Med J. 2008 Mar; 98(3 Pt 2):224-30.
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Uniquely South African: time to consider offering HIV-positive donor kidneys to HIV-infected renal failure patients? S Afr Med J. 2008 Mar; 98(3):182-3.
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Guideline for the management of chronic asthma in adults--2000 update. South African Pulmonology Society Adult Asthma Working Group. S Afr Med J. 2000 May; 90(5 Pt 2):540-1, 544-52.