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[Ceylon-observations in the medical, paramedical and psychiatric field (author's transl)]. 1977

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008273	Magic	Beliefs and practices concerned with producing desired results through supernatural forces or agents as with the manipulation of fetishes or rituals.	Magics
D008518	Medicine, East Asian Traditional	Medical practice or discipline that is based on the knowledge, cultures, and beliefs of the people in EAST ASIA.	Traditional Medicine, East Asia,East Asian Medicine,East Asian Traditional Medicine,Medicine, East Asia,Medicine, Far East,Medicine, Oriental,Medicine, Oriental Traditional,Medicine, Traditional, East Asia,Oriental Medicine,Oriental Medicine, Traditional,Oriental Traditional Medicine,Traditional East Asian Medicine,Traditional Far Eastern Medicine,Traditional Medicine, Oriental,Asia Medicines, East,East Asia Medicine,East Asia Medicines,East Asian Medicines,East Medicine, Far,East Medicines, Far,Far East Medicine,Far East Medicines,Medicine, East Asian,Medicine, Traditional Oriental,Medicines, East Asia,Medicines, Far East,Traditional Oriental Medicine,Traditional Oriental Medicines
D011570	Psychiatry	The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
D000529	Complementary Therapies	Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.	Alternative Medicine,Complementary Medicine,Medicine, Alternative,Medicine, Complementary,Alternative Therapies,Therapy, Alternative,Therapy, Complementary,Therapies, Alternative,Therapies, Complementary
D013188	Sri Lanka	Country in southern Asia, an island in the Indian Ocean, south of India. The capital is Colombo.	Ceylon
D015670	Acupuncture Therapy	Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation.	Acupotomy,Acupuncture Treatment,Pharmacoacupuncture Therapy,Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment,Therapy, Acupuncture,Acupotomies,Acupuncture Treatments,Therapy, Pharmacoacupuncture,Treatment, Acupuncture,Treatment, Pharmacoacupuncture