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(Percentagem do total) sobre linhas

English translation: Percentage of total in terms of lines of care (No. of cases)

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Portuguese term or phrase:(Percentagem do total) sobre linhas
English translation:Percentage of total in terms of lines of care (No. of cases)
Entered by: Katja van Hellemond

09:02 Jul 10, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: (Percentagem do total) sobre linhas
Short sentence from a medical administrative document used to monitor total numbers of patients, treatments, etc. Complete sentence reads: Percentagem do total sobre linhas (N.º de episódios). I do not understand what is meant with 'sobre linhas'.
Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 00:05
Percentage of total in terms of lines of care (No. of cases)
Explanation:
'linhas' might be short for 'linhas de cuidado', a form of organization in some hospitals - i.e. the total number of cases divided by the different types of department (mother-child, burns, mental health, etc.)
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MHarland
Local time: 00:05
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this fits in with the rest of the text perfectly, thank you mike!
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4Percent of lines
judith ryan
3Percentage of total in terms of lines of care (No. of cases)
MHarland


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Percent of lines


Explanation:
Percent of lines (percent of of episodes) ... that is how I read it

judith ryan
Brazil
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Percentage of total in terms of lines of care (No. of cases)


Explanation:
'linhas' might be short for 'linhas de cuidado', a form of organization in some hospitals - i.e. the total number of cases divided by the different types of department (mother-child, burns, mental health, etc.)

Example sentence(s):
  • Na Linha de Cuidado de Queimados do Hospital Cristo Redentor, as pessoas que sofrem algum tipo de queimadura, ...

    Reference: http://www.ghc.com.br/default.asp?idmenu=3
MHarland
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this fits in with the rest of the text perfectly, thank you mike!
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