| Descriptor English: | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Técnicas y Procedimientos Diagnósticos                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Técnicas e Procedimentos Diagnósticos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Techniques et procédures diagnostiques | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Diagnostic Technics and Procedures Diagnostic Testing Technics and Procedures, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures, Diagnostic Testing, Diagnostic  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E01.370 VS3.003.001.006.005  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019937 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Methods, procedures, and tests performed to diagnose disease, disordered function, or disability. | 
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| Annotation: | general: prefer specifics | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AE                                                            adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Diagnosis (1966-1997) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 98 | 
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| History Note: | 98 | 
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| Entry Version: | DIAG TECHNIQUES PROCEDURES | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Sensitivity and Specificity
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| DeCS ID: | 33556 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D019937 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1998/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1997/06/20 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/06/09 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Diagnosis [E01]Diagnosis - 
                                    
SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Services Surveillance [VS3]Health Services Surveillance 
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                                        M0029611 | 
                                
| Scope note | Methods, procedures, and tests performed to diagnose disease, disordered function, or disability. | 
| Preferred term | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Diagnostic Technics and Procedures                                                 Diagnostic Testing Technics and Procedures, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures, Diagnostic Testing, Diagnostic  | 
                                
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