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subjective data collection |
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subjective data collection,
the process in which data relating to the patient's problem are elicited from a patient or a patient's family. The data are retrieved from the patient's description of an event rather than from a physical examination, which provides objective data. The interviewer encourages a full description of the onset, the course, and the character of the problem and any factors that aggravate or ameliorate it. Compare objective data collection. subjective data collection, n the process in which information relating to the patient's problem is elicited from the patient. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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