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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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blood; cerebrospinal, joint, or pleural fluid) of residents in their catchment areas to identify cases. The government had approved the clear-cutting of forests that were catchment areas for water and encouraged the cultivating of exotic plantations. This led to a geographically biased sample, unless the population density of males approximately 20-40 years of age happened to correspond with the catchment areas for testicular cancer of the hospitals used for the recruitment of cases, weighted by the number of cases for each one. |
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