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EPISODE CHANGEMENTS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- precipitating factor
1, record 1, English, precipitating%20factor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Studies seem to show that each depressive episode can change the brain, which increases the risk of future episodes. But generally there is a precipitating factor. 2, record 1, English, - precipitating%20factor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- facteur précipitant
1, record 1, French, facteur%20pr%C3%A9cipitant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les études semblent montrer que chaque épisode dépressif peut apporter des changements au niveau du cerveau, ce qui accroît le risque d’apparition d’autres épisodes. Mais il faut habituellement un facteur précipitant. 2, record 1, French, - facteur%20pr%C3%A9cipitant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wave of change
1, record 2, English, wave%20of%20change
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Past decades have brought numerous waves of change and reform. 1, record 2, English, - wave%20of%20change
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épisode de changements
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9pisode%20de%20changements
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fonction publique a connu de nombreux épisodes de changements et de réformes au cours des dernières décennies. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pisode%20de%20changements
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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