Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Reference Values

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.

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Abstract

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.

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15 entry terms
  • Normal Range
  • Normal Values
  • Reference Ranges
  • Normal Ranges
  • Normal Value
  • Range, Normal
  • Range, Reference
  • Ranges, Normal
  • Ranges, Reference
  • Reference Range
  • Reference Value
  • Value, Normal
  • Value, Reference
  • Values, Normal
  • Values, Reference

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Indexing 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

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History Note

80; was NORMAL VALUES 1977-79

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  1. E05.978.810w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Reference Values. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012016. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012016
  2. Reference Values. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_range
  3. Reference Values. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1626599