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Descriptor English: Forecasting
Descriptor Spanish: Predicción
Descriptor predicción
Entry term(s) futurología
proyecciones y predicciones
Scope note: Predicción o proyección de la naturaleza de problemas o situaciones futuras, a partir de la extrapolación o interpretación de los datos científicos disponibles, o mediante la aplicación de metodología científica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Previsões
Descriptor French: Prévision
Entry term(s): Future
Futurology
Predictions and Projections
Projections and Predictions
Tree number(s): I01.320
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005544
Scope note: The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.
Annotation: IM general only; consider also as IM coord with specific subject /trends (IM) if future is particularly significant: Manual 19.8.76, 35.2.9
Allowable Qualifiers: MT methods
Public MeSH Note: 80; was FUTUROLOGY 1971-79
Online Note: use FORECASTING to search FUTUROLOGY 1971-79
History Note: 80; was FUTUROLOGY 1971-79
Related: Health Evaluation DeCS
DeCS ID: 5678
Unique ID: D005544
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1971/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/25
Forecasting - Preferred
Concept UI M0008735
Scope note The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.
Preferred term Forecasting
Entry term(s) Predictions and Projections
Projections and Predictions
Future - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0008736
Preferred term Future
Futurology - Broader
Concept UI M0008737
Preferred term Futurology



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