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False Positive Reactions
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Definition
: 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)
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Other names
Positive Reaction, False; False Positive Reaction; Reactions, False Positive; Reaction, False Positive; Positive Reactions, False
