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MeSH Heading: Diagnostic Errors
Tree Number(s): E01.354; N02.421.450.280
Unique ID: D003951
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003951
Annotation: coordinate with specific disease /‌diag & specific diagnostic procedure; do not confuse with DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS is also available
Scope Note: Incorrect or incomplete diagnoses following clinical or technical diagnostic procedures.
Entry Term(s): Diagnostic Blind Spots; Errors, Diagnostic; Misdiagnosis
Previous Indexing: Diagnosis (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(70)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/06/18

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

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