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)

Annotation

usually NIM

DUI

D005189 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0008178

Previous indexing

specific disease/diagnosis (1966-1967); specific test (1966-1967)

History note

70(68)

Public note

70