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.