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Record 1 2020-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
CONT

Primary health care refers to an approach to health and a spectrum of services beyond the traditional health care system. It includes all services that play a part in health, such as income, housing, education, and environment. Primary care is the element within primary health care that focusses on health care services, including health promotion, illness and injury prevention, and the diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury.

Key term(s)
  • frontline health care

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

Les soins de santé primaires se distinguent par une approche de la santé et une gamme de services qui vont au-delà du système de soins de santé traditionnel, ce qui comprend tous les services qui touchent à la santé, comme le revenu, l'hébergement, l'éducation et l'environnement. Les soins primaires constituent un élément au sein des soins de santé primaires. Ils se concentrent sur les services de soins de santé, dont la promotion de la santé, la prévention des maladies et des blessures, ainsi que le diagnostic et le traitement des blessures et des maladies.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
CONT

La atención primaria de salud es la función central y la principal prioridad del sistema sanitario de un país, el vehículo principal para la presentación de la atención sanitaria, el nivel más periférico del sistema sanitario concéntrico, y una parte integrante del desarrollo económico y social de un país.

CONT

La atención primaria de salud es la asistencia sanitaria esencial basada en métodos y tecnologías prácticos, científicamente fundados y socialmente aceptables, puesta al alcance de todos los individuos y familias de la comunidad mediante su plena participación y a un costo que la comunidad y el país puedan soportar, en todas y cada una de las etapas de su desarrollo con un espíritu de autorresponsabilidad y autodeterminación.

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Record 2 2001-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Photography
OBS

A new standard in consumer photography developed by Kodak and four other System Developing Companies - Canon, Fuji, Minolta and Nikon - based on a new film format and innovative film, camera and photofinishing technologies.

OBS

Advanced Photo System; APS: term and abbreviation reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Photographie
OBS

Nouvelle norme en photographie grand public, mise au point par Kodak et quatre autres entreprises (System Developing Companies ou SDC) - Canon, Fuji, Minolta et Nikon - à partir d'un nouveau format de film et de technologies novatrices en matière de films, d'appareils-photo et de traitement photo.

OBS

APS : abréviation extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Fotografía
OBS

APS: abreviatura extraída del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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