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 Period of hospitalisation (Day) in official public hospitals
Characteristic Description
Name Period of hospitalisation (Day) in official public hospitals by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Hospitals survey
First available period 2010
Last available period 2012
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001)
Concepts
  • HOSPITAL:  Health establishment with both in and out-patient care, and endowed with diagnostic and therapeutical resources, with the purpose of providing the population with healing and rehabilitation medical assistance. It is also qualified for preventing disease, health care teaching and scientific research.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • HOSPITALISATION DAYS / PERIOD OF HOSPITALISATION:  Total number of days spent by all patients formally admitted to the various hospital in-patient services, during a given period, excluding the days of discharge of these patients. Nursery stays or days under emergency observation are not included.
Measure unit (symbol) Day (Day)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 19/12/2014


information presented in 17/7/2024