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TEST DEPISTAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2021-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

A test done on apparently healthy people to detect disease before symptoms appear.

OBS

An example of a screening test is mammography to detect breast cancer.

OBS

The term "screening test" should not be confused with the term "diagnostic test."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Épreuve effectuée sur des personnes apparemment en bonne santé afin de déceler une maladie avant la manifestation de symptômes.

CONT

Il convient de demander des tests de dépistage des infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang après toute relation sexuelle à risque pratiquée sans condom, ou après avoir partagé une seringue ou du matériel d'injection.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Epidemiología
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Record 2 1982-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale

Spanish

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