secondary care
noun
: medical care provided by a specialist or facility upon referral by a primary care physician compare primary care, tertiary care
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Compared to 2019, that was about 50 minutes of extra secondary care per day for men and 66 minutes of extra time for women.
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Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 22 July 2021
The need right now is to address primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care.
—Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, 15 Sep. 2019
Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 22 July 2021
The need right now is to address primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care.
—Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, 15 Sep. 2019
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“Secondary care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20care. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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