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False Positive Reactions  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

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  • French

  • Fausses réactions positives
  • Réactions faussement positives

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