Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single
case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH,
the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical
concept
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
never IM; used only for individual fatalities: do not confuse with MORTALITY or /mortal,
both epidemiological & statistical concepts, or with DEATH, a physiological process;
do not use for animal toxicity studies ( = /toxicity); coordinate with specific disease
or procedure with no qualifiers (IM); index CASE REPORTS [Publication Type]