"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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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quackery" by people in Profiles.
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Vickery CE, Cotugna N. Complementary and alternative medicine education in dietetics programs: existent but not consistent. J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Jun; 106(6):860-6.
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Parish LC, Witkowski JA. Quackery and the dermatologist. Skinmed. 2004 Jul-Aug; 3(4):185-6.