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diagnosis
Subheadingdiagnosis
Record TypeQ
Entry VersionDIAG
AbbreviationDI
Scope NoteUsed with diseases for all aspects of diagnosis, including examination, differential diagnosis and prognosis; excludes mass screening for which "prevention & control" is used. Excludes radiographic diagnosis for which "radiography" is used; excludes scintigraphic diagnosis for which "radionuclide imaging" is used; excludes ultrasonic diagnosis for which "ultrasonography" is used.
Annotationsubhead only; includes "examination", "symptoms", "differential diagnosis"; not for X-ray diagnosis ( = / radiography), nor for radioisotope scanning ( = / radionuclide imaging), nor for ultrasonic diagnosis ( = / ultrasonography) nor for mass screening ( = / prevention & control); indexing policy: Manual 19.8.22; DF: /diag or /DI
Online Notesearch policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/DI or DI (SH) or SUBS APPLY DI
History Note66; used with Category C & F 1966-74; C & F3 1975 forward
Entry Termdifferential diagnosis
Entry Termfindings
Entry Termscreening
Entry Termsigns
Entry Termsymptoms
Date of Entry19731227
Revision Date20030724
Date Established19660101
Unique IDQ000175

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