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 Medical appointments in external appointments (No.) of hospitals
Characteristic Description
Name Medical appointments in external appointments (No.) of hospitals by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001) and Appointment's medical speciality; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Hospitals survey
First available period 1994
Last available period 2012
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001)
  • Appointment's medical speciality
Concepts
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
Definition 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.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations Count
Last update date 23/07/2018


information presented in 10/11/2025