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False Negative Reactions
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Definition
: Negative test results in subjects who possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of diseased persons as healthy when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
NIM; no qualif
Other names
Reactions, False Negative; Reaction, False Negative; False Negative Reaction