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acute care hospital [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acute care hospital
1, record 1, English, acute%20care%20hospital
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- active treatment hospital 2, record 1, English, active%20treatment%20hospital
- acute treatment hospital 2, record 1, English, acute%20treatment%20hospital
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hospital for short-term medical treatment for patients having an acute illness or injury or recovering from surgery, as opposed to long-term residential care for chronic illness. 3, record 1, English, - acute%20care%20hospital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
active treatment: Therapy having the direct and immediate objective of curing a disease or of treating an injury. 4, record 1, English, - acute%20care%20hospital
Record 1, Key term(s)
- acute-care hospital
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements de santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hôpital de soins actifs
1, record 1, French, h%C3%B4pital%20de%20soins%20actifs
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hôpital de soins de courte durée 2, record 1, French, h%C3%B4pital%20de%20soins%20de%20courte%20dur%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement spécialisé dans les soins aux patients en phase aiguë. 3, record 1, French, - h%C3%B4pital%20de%20soins%20actifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Actuellement, au Canada, seulement 15 % des patients mourants ont accès aux services de soins palliatifs en fin de vie, et 75 % des Canadiens meurent dans un hôpital de soins actifs ou un établissement de soins de longue durée. 4, record 1, French, - h%C3%B4pital%20de%20soins%20actifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hôpital de soins actifs : Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 5, record 1, French, - h%C3%B4pital%20de%20soins%20actifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Establecimientos de salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hospital de agudos
1, record 1, Spanish, hospital%20de%20agudos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Para procesos curativos y cuidados paliativos de corta estancia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hospital%20de%20agudos
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