Diseases

Iatrogenic Disease

Any adverse condition in a patient occurring as the result of treatment by a physician, surgeon, or other health professional, especially infections acquired by a patient during the course of treatment.

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Abstract

Any adverse condition in a patient occurring as the result of treatment by a physician, surgeon, or other health professional, especially infections acquired by a patient during the course of treatment.

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8 entry terms
  • Hospital-Acquired Condition
  • Condition, Hospital-Acquired
  • Conditions, Hospital-Acquired
  • Disease, Iatrogenic
  • Diseases, Iatrogenic
  • Hospital Acquired Condition
  • Hospital-Acquired Conditions
  • Iatrogenic Diseases

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, epidemiology, ethnology, prevention & control, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific iatrogenic disease (IM); article must discuss disease as iatrogenic: do not routinely use for adverse effects of drugs or procedures

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  1. C23.550.291.875w

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NLM Classification

QZ 42

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Iatrogenic Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007049. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007049
  2. Iatrogenic Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iatrogenesis
  3. Iatrogenic Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284220