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catchment area Etymology: L, capere, to take, area, space the specific geographic area for which a particular institution, especially a mental health center, is responsible. catchment area the region from which the data in a particular study are drawn. catchment area Medtalk A region served by a health care facility or health plan, and delineated by population distribution, geography, or transportation patterns. See Demographics. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Other hospitals in the database are not viewed as comparable because they have higher or lower annual visits, are in a different geographic area, or have a demographically different catchment area. Thus the curators have made an almost quixotic effort to scour every inch of their catchment area, which extends beyond the five boroughs into New Jersey and upstate. F4 = a multiplier to account for cases of salmonellosis that occurred in the FoodNet catchment area but were not confirmed by fecal culture, and subsequently, not ascertained by FoodNet. |
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