underascertainment

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ ascertainment.

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Noun

underascertainment (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient ascertainment
    • 2015 July 6, Kshitij Khaparde et al., “Evaluation of TB Case Finding through Systematic Contact Investigation, Chhattisgarh, India”, in Tuberculosis Research and Treatment‎[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      Further, some household contacts with symptoms may not have returned with the contact slip, leading to underascertainment of contacts examined and possible TB cases detected.
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