"Quackery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The fraudulent misrepresentation of the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D011781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.728
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quackery" by people in Profiles.
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"Snake-oil," "quack medicine," and "industrially cultured organisms:" biovalue and the commercialization of human microbiome research. BMC Med Ethics. 2012 Oct 30; 13:28.
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The enlightenment kidney-nephrology in and about the eighteenth century. Semin Dial. 2012 Jan-Feb; 25(1):74-81.
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A debate: homeopathy--quackery or a key to the future of medicine? J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jan-Feb; 14(1):9-15.
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James Harvey Young, PhD, (1915-2006). Historian of medical quackery. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2008; 71(3):16-21.