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worried well [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

An evacuee or a survivor who has no symptoms but who fears for his or her health or fears becoming sick due to his or her exposure to potential contamination.

OBS

The term "worried well" used as a collective noun is invariable. For example, the exact number of worried well.

OBS

worried well; worried-well person: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Évacué ou survivant sans symptômes qui craint pour son état de santé ou craint de tomber malade en raison de son exposition possible à des contaminants.

OBS

inquiet asymptomatique; inquiète asymptomatique; asymptomatique inquiet; asymptomatique inquiète : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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