Undertreatment

**Definition:** Remedial treatment or preventive procedures of a disease which is done too infrequently or not enough to control disease diagnosis or treatment. Many factors contribute to medical undertreatment including lack of ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES and PATIENT PREFERENCE.

**Tree numbers:** - N02.421.380.725 - N05.300.150.395.725

**Synonyms:** - Under-Treatment - Medical Undertreatment - Medical Under-Treatment