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mmbh

English translation: Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Health

09:35 Oct 29, 2002
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Dutch term or phrase: mmbh
I guess this is an abbreviation.

It is in a report heading:

"Verslag (mmbh):"


Thanks in advance for your ideas.
ebell
Local time: 03:24
English translation:Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Health
Explanation:
Very wild guess.

Without any further context (except for your other medical question ('vrijprepareren')), it's simply impossible to give a fullproof answer.

Medical (and other) reports tend to use the most commonly used acronyms; 'mmbh' could, therefore, stand for Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Health, even though author should have used capitals MMBH (instead of 'mmbh').


Ref.:
... Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Health Program (MMBH). In January 1998,
Project HOPE began a partnership with Avon Cosmetics Polska to combat breast ...

www.projhope.org.pl/programy/mmbh/ang-mmbh.htm
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 04:24
Grading comment
Thanks for your idea - but as the context was heart surgery I just told the agency I had no idea what the abbreviation was.
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1 -1Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Health
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Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Health


Explanation:
Very wild guess.

Without any further context (except for your other medical question ('vrijprepareren')), it's simply impossible to give a fullproof answer.

Medical (and other) reports tend to use the most commonly used acronyms; 'mmbh' could, therefore, stand for Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Health, even though author should have used capitals MMBH (instead of 'mmbh').


Ref.:
... Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Health Program (MMBH). In January 1998,
Project HOPE began a partnership with Avon Cosmetics Polska to combat breast ...

www.projhope.org.pl/programy/mmbh/ang-mmbh.htm

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in pair: 1278
Grading comment
Thanks for your idea - but as the context was heart surgery I just told the agency I had no idea what the abbreviation was.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jacqueline van der Spek: lijkt me nauwelijks waarschijnlijk in een Nederlands verslag
4 days
  -> vandaar dan ook: very wild guess etc
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