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HOSPITAL VISITING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- health station
1, record 1, English, health%20station
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A field unit in a small building or trailer usually under the charge of a Community Health Representative where a visiting nurse or doctor may obtain shelter while rendering medical, surgical, obstetrical and preventive services, and where in case of emergency a patient may be accommodated overnight until evacuation to a nursing station or hospital can be arranged. 1, record 1, English, - health%20station
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This terminology applies to Indian Health Services. 2, record 1, English, - health%20station
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements de santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poste sanitaire 1, record 1, French, poste%20sanitaire
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] installation sur le terrain, logée habituellement dans un bâtiment de petite taille ou dans une caravane, administrée par un représentant en santé communautaire, où personnel médical ou infirmier itinérant peut dispenser les services médicaux, chirurgicaux, obstétriques et préventifs et où l'on peut accueillir temporairement les cas d'urgence jusqu'à leur évacuation vers les hôpitaux et les postes de soins infirmiers. 1, record 1, French, - poste%20sanitaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Establecimientos de salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- puesto de salud
1, record 1, Spanish, puesto%20de%20salud
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Medicine
- Sociology of Old Age
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hospital visiting 1, record 2, English, hospital%20visiting
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la médecine
- Sociologie de la vieillesse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- visites dans les hôpitaux
1, record 2, French, visites%20dans%20les%20h%C3%B4pitaux
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Services aux anciens combattants; La Société canadienne de la Croix-Rouge. 1, record 2, French, - visites%20dans%20les%20h%C3%B4pitaux
Record 2, Key term(s)
- visite dans les hôpitaux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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