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MeSH Heading: Reference Values
Tree Number(s): E05.978.810
Unique ID: D012016
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012016
Annotation: never IM; no qualif; differentiate from REFERENCE STANDARDS: REFERENCE VALUES = range or frequency distribution of a measurement, REFERENCE STANDARDS = basis of value or standard for a measurement
Scope Note: The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.
Entry Term(s): Normal Range; Normal Values; Reference Ranges
See Also: Biological Variation, Population
Public MeSH Note: 80; was NORMAL VALUES 1977-79
Online Note: use REFERENCE VALUES to search NORMAL VALUES 1977-79
History Note: 80; was NORMAL VALUES 1977-79
Date Introduced: 1977/01/01
Last Updated: 2017/06/23

Concept UI: M0018676
Scope Note: The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.
Terms: Reference Values Preferred Term
Term UI T035756
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1977); Reference Ranges
Term UI T035755
Date12/15/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Normal Range
Term UI T035757
Date04/16/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Normal Values
Term UI T035758
Date12/15/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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