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 Medical appointments in external appointments (No.) of official public hospitals
Characteristic Description
Name Medical appointments in external appointments (No.) of official public hospitals by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001) and Appointment's medical speciality; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Hospitals survey
First available period 2010
Last available period 2012
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001)
  • Appointment's medical speciality
Concepts
  • MEDICAL APPOINTMENT:  Care provided by a medical doctor to an individual. It may consist of clinical observation, diagnosis, therapeutic prescription, counselling or checking of developments in his/her health conditions.
  • OUTPATIENT APPOINTMENTS UNIT:  A functional unit of a hospital where patients, on appointment, are attended for observation, diagnosis, therapeutics and monitoring, as well as for minor surgical treatment and similar exams.
  • 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).
  • SPECIALTY APPOINTMENT:  'A medical appointment in a primary health centre or hospital rendered within the scope of a hospital-based specialty or sub-specialty, which must only take place upon reference or recommendation by a medical doctor of a different specialty.
  • 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.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 19/12/2014


information presented in 16/7/2024