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Descriptor English: Malingering
Descriptor Spanish: Simulación de Enfermedad
Descriptor simulación de enfermedad
Scope note: Simulación de síntomas de enfermedad o lesión, con intención de engañar, para lograr un objetivo, por ejemplo: un certificado de enfermedad física para evitar actuar como jurado.
Descriptor Portuguese: Simulação de Doença
Descriptor French: Simulation
Tree number(s): F01.145.126.925
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008306
Scope note: Simulation of symptoms of illness or injury with intent to deceive in order to obtain a goal, e.g., a claim of physical illness to avoid jury duty.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8479
Unique ID: D008306
NLM Classification: W 783
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/03
Malingering - Preferred
Concept UI M0012933
Scope note Simulation of symptoms of illness or injury with intent to deceive in order to obtain a goal, e.g., a claim of physical illness to avoid jury duty.
Preferred term Malingering



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