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False Negative Reactions MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
False Negative Reactions
Tree Number(s)
E01.354.340
Unique ID
D005188
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005188
Annotation
usually NIM
Scope Note
Negative test results in subjects who possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of diseased persons as healthy when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
Previous Indexing
Diagnosis (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73(70)
Date Introduced
1973/01/01
Last Updated
1999/01/01

No Qualifiers
False Negative Reactions Preferred
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