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 Attendances in permanent or prolonged service (Series 1993-1998 - No.) in official clinics
Characteristic Description
Name Attendances in permanent or prolonged service (Series 1993-1998 - No.) in official clinics by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001) and User destination; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Official clinics survey
First available period 1993
Last available period 1998
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001)
  • User destination
Concepts
  • 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).
  • -:  -
  • PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE:  A unit of public health services that is targeted at promoting health, preventing disease and providing care, by intervening in the first line of action of the National Health Service and ensuring continuity of care, whenever there is the need to resort to other specialised services and care. It aims at both individual and family health and group and community health, through appropriate care, while taking into account practices recommended by the technical guidelines in force, disease diagnosis and treatment, generally directing its action to the individual, the family and the community. It may provide in-patient care.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 04/07/2014


information presented in 5/11/2025