Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Retreatment

The therapy of the same disease in a patient, with the same agent or procedure repeated after initial treatment, or with an additional or alternate measure or follow-up. It does not include therapy which requires more than one administration of a therapeutic agent or regimen. Retreatment is often used with reference to a different modality when the original one was inadequate, harmful, or unsuccessful.

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The therapy of the same disease in a patient, with the same agent or procedure repeated after initial treatment, or with an additional or alternate measure or follow-up. It does not include therapy which requires more than one administration of a therapeutic agent or regimen. Retreatment is often used with reference to a different modality when the original one was inadequate, harmful, or unsuccessful.

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  • Retreatments

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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NIM; coord with specific type of ther (IM) + specific disease /ther (or other ther qualif) (IM)

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  1. E02w.887

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Retreatment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019233. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019233
  2. Retreatment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72259393