polyclinic
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A polyclinic is a clinic or hospital that treats many different types of diseases. The term "clinic" itself refers to an organized medical service offering diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventive outpatient services. These can be independent or part of a larger medical teaching center, including a hospital.12
Polyclinics, originating in Germany, combined the functions of a hospital's outpatient department with a general practitioner health center. They typically house various specialists, such as internists, pediatricians, gynecologists, surgeons, and dentists, along with facilities for first aid, X-rays, and laboratories.12
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medicineRussiaā¦in varying specialties work from polyclinics or outpatient units, where many types of diseases are treated. Small towns usually have one polyclinic to serve all purposes. Large cities commonly have separate polyclinics for children and adults, as well as clinics with specializations such as womenās health care, mental illnesses, andā¦
Read Moreā¦in varying specialties work from polyclinics or outpatient units, where many types of diseases are treated. Small towns usually have one polyclinic to serve all purposes. Large cities commonly have separate polyclinics for children and adults, as well as clinics with specializations such as womenās health care, mental illnesses, andā¦
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In Russia the polyclinic (poliklinika) was created in order to combine the function of a hospital outpatient department with that of a general-practitioner health centre. Factory workers and their families could attend general polyclinics attached to major factories, and many special childrenās polyclinics were built in the towns.ā¦
Read MoreIn Russia the polyclinic (poliklinika) was created in order to combine the function of a hospital outpatient department with that of a general-practitioner health centre. Factory workers and their families could attend general polyclinics attached to major factories, and many special childrenās polyclinics were built in the towns.ā¦
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In Russia the polyclinic (poliklinika) was created in order to combine the function of a hospital outpatient department with that of a general-practitioner health centre. Factory workers and their families could attend general polyclinics attached to major factories, and many special childrenās polyclinics wereā¦
Read MoreIn Russia the polyclinic (poliklinika) was created in order to combine the function of a hospital outpatient department with that of a general-practitioner health centre. Factory workers and their families could attend general polyclinics attached to major factories, and many special childrenās polyclinics wereā¦
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