Concept information
Preferred term
index case
Definition
- The index case or patient zero is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population, or the first documented patient included in an epidemiological study. (Wikipedia)
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- patient zero
Creator
- Patricia Fener
In other languages
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French
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patient index
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patient zéro
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-DPBTQL53-C
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