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CLINICIEN [3 records]

Record 1 2015-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Medical Staff
  • Paramedical Staff
DEF

A health professional whose practice is based on direct observation and treatment of a patient, as distinguished from other types of health workers, such as laboratory technicians and those employed in research.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Personnel médical
  • Personnel para-médical
DEF

Médecin traitant qui établit ses diagnostics par l'examen direct des malades, que ce soit à l'hôpital ou dans un cabinet privé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Personal médico
  • Personal paramédico
DEF

Persona consagrada al ejercicio práctico de la medicina.

CONT

Las dificultades que presentan los médicos para entender el lenguaje y/o metodología de los estadísticos y epidemiólogos radica [...] en que ambos trabajan en escenarios diferentes. [...] El clínico trabaja con un paciente que conoce por nombre concreto a un paciente determinado y el estadístico le habla de curvas [...] El clínico quiere concretar la causa de la enfermedad.

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Record 2 2012-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
CONT

Physicians are becoming divided into clinical practitioners, on the one hand, and managers or owners of practice organizations, on the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

Médecin qui étudie les maladies et établit ses diagnostics par l'examen direct des malades, qu'il ait une clientèle ou qu'il travaille dans un hôpital.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Clinical Psychology
OBS

Firesetting has been identified by some clinical researchers as an early warning sign or predictor of possible future violent, criminal, or oven homicidal behavior in children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Psychologie clinique
OBS

Certains cliniciens y voient un signe précurseur ou annonciateur précoce, chez l'enfant, de tendances ultérieures à un comportement violent, criminel ou même homicide.

Spanish

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