articolazioni periferiche

English translation: peripheral offices (clinics)

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Italian term or phrase:articolazioni periferiche
English translation:peripheral offices (clinics)
Entered by: Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy

19:58 Apr 12, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Italian term or phrase: articolazioni periferiche
Nelle Regioni di competenza operano, con prevalente distribuzione provinciale, articolazioni periferiche dell�Istituto: le "Sezioni Diagnostiche"
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Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
Egypt
Local time: 15:30
peripheral offices (clinics)
Explanation:
"articolazione", in this sense is a sort of branch or secondary, peripheral, office to the main office.
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Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 14:30
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2satellite units
Joseph Tein
3 +1outlying units
Rachel Fell
4peripheral offices (clinics)
Cedric Randolph
4satellite campuses/clinics
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4peripheral joints
Glenn Babb


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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
outlying units


Explanation:
suggestion - not much time to look at the mo.

or minor units -

are they in Italy?

Health care needs assessment: the epidemiologically based needs ... - Google Books Result
by Andrew Stevens, James Raftery, Wessex ... - 1997 - Health & Fitness - 559 pages
... that an NHS trust covering more than one hospital site will provide only one ... a single major unit, supported by a number of minor units county wide. ...
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Stress in junior hospital medical and dental staff: a descriptive ...
inner-city hospital sites and two outlying units) ..... National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Research Report, Connecticut. ...
www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/html/Output/Published/Emeral...

Does Size Matter? Association Between Number of Patients Treated ...
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(10):816-818; .... treated in one of four smaller outlying units (87% versus 73% at 5 years; P<.001). .... Hospital volume differences and five-year survival from breast cancer. ...
jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/91/10/816


Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:30
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27
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Asker: Thank you!


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agree  davenstephy
2 days 17 hrs
  -> Thank you daevenstephy!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
peripheral offices (clinics)


Explanation:
"articolazione", in this sense is a sort of branch or secondary, peripheral, office to the main office.

Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 14:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 35
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
satellite units


Explanation:
Another valid option. The term 'satellite' is often used to mean units, offices, clinics etc. that surround a principal or central, larger entity.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-12 21:13:06 GMT)
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Example sentences:

"Case selections, routines, work flows and administrative solutions are described for the daily operations between the main clinic and the satellite units. ... "

"Satellite Units. The Lister Fertility Clinic has satellite arrangments with a number of centres throughout the country, the latest of these being .... "

"Patients receive hemodialysis at either Kingston General Hospital or one of several affiliated satellite units that offer both self-care and full nursing care services. "

Some background information about the content of the document, the target language (UK or US English) would help to make the translation more certain, although at least we have the whole sentence.





Joseph Tein
United States
Local time: 05:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Asker: thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lirka: yes, possible
6 mins
  -> Ciao, lirka. Grazie.

agree  Lionel_M (X)
17 hrs
  -> Ciao Lionel. Grazie tanto :)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
satellite campuses/clinics


Explanation:
In the United States, we call large medical centers "medical campuses."

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 08:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Asker: thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Joseph Tein: Campuses / clinics could also work, depending on context ... which we don't have enough of.
6 hrs
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peripheral joints


Explanation:
imaging su articolazioni periferiche = scanning of peripheral joints

Glenn Babb
South Africa
Local time: 14:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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