Quaternary ammonium cation — Quaternary ammonium cations, also known as quats, are positively charged polyatomic ions of the structure NR4+ with R being alkyl groups. Unlike the ammonium ion NH4+ itself and primary, secondary, or tertiary ammonium cations, the quaternary… … Wikipedia
Health care — For The Office television show episode, see Health Care (The Office). Health care (or healthcare) is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is… … Wikipedia
Secondary care — The term secondary care is a service provided by medical specialists who generally do not have first contact with patients, for example, cardiologists, urologists and dermatologists. A physician might voluntarily limit his or her practice to… … Wikipedia
Tertiary care — In medicine, tertiary healthcare is specialized consultative care, usually on referral from primary or secondary medical care personnel, by specialists working in a center that has personnel and facilities for special investigation and treatment … Wikipedia
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Loyola University Medical Center — Infobox Hospital Name = Loyola University Medical Center Org/Group = Caption = Location = Region = Maywood State = Illinois Country = US HealthCare = Private, Medicaid, Medicare Type = Teaching Speciality = Standards = Emergency = I Affiliation=… … Wikipedia
Geisinger Medical Center — is a hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania, serving as the primary hospital for the also Danville based Geisinger Health System, a primary chain of hospitals and clinics which includes the Danville medical center across northeastern and central… … Wikipedia
Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… … Universalium
Preventive medicine — or preventive care refers to measures taken to prevent diseases,[1] (or injuries) rather than curing them or treating their symptoms. The term contrasts in method with curative and palliative medicine, and in scope with public health methods… … Wikipedia