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SEGURO ASISTENCIA MEDICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- health insurance
1, record 1, English, health%20insurance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- medical benefits insurance 2, record 1, English, medical%20benefits%20insurance
correct
- medical care insurance 3, record 1, English, medical%20care%20insurance
correct
- accident and health insurance 4, record 1, English, accident%20and%20health%20insurance
correct, see observation, United States, obsolete
- accident and sickness insurance 4, record 1, English, accident%20and%20sickness%20insurance
correct, see observation, United States, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
health insurance: Generic term used to designate various types of insurance against loss by sickness or bodily injury. 2, record 1, English, - health%20insurance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
accident and health insurance; accident and sickness insurance: An older name for health insurance. 4, record 1, English, - health%20insurance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- health services insurance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurance-maladie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- assurance maladie
1, record 1, French, assurance%20maladie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- assurance-maladie 2, record 1, French, assurance%2Dmaladie
correct, feminine noun
- assurance-santé 3, record 1, French, assurance%2Dsant%C3%A9
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assurance dont l'objet est de défrayer l'assuré d'une partie ou de la totalité des dépenses qu'il doit engager pour se soigner. 4, record 1, French, - assurance%20maladie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
assurance maladie : Terme générique désignant divers types d'assurances garantissant certaines conséquences de maladies et d'accidents. 5, record 1, French, - assurance%20maladie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'expression assurance-santé est à proscrire, puisqu'elle n'est pas conforme à l'usage du monde francophone. 6, record 1, French, - assurance%20maladie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- assurance en cas de maladie et d'accident
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguro médico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- seguro de asistencia médica
1, record 1, Spanish, seguro%20de%20asistencia%20m%C3%A9dica
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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