O.B.S

English translation: Brazilian Health Organization

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Portuguese term or phrase:O.B.S
English translation:Brazilian Health Organization
Entered by: rhandler

12:21 Oct 9, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science (general) / optic / crystallography
Portuguese term or phrase: O.B.S
Accronym found on a medical report in the Patient ID section, we know it does not stand for OBSERVATION.
On the form, it is followed by a number.

Many thanks in advance for your assistance.

Laurence
Laurence Auffret
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:55
Brazilian Health Organization
Explanation:
Pode tratar-se do código da doença segundo a Organização Brasileira de Saúde, nos moldes do que também faz a Organização Mundial de Saúde (World Health Organization), para facilitar a referência a outros profissionais.

Há poucos sites com menção à O.B.S., mas estes dois o confirmam:

Clínica Dra Shirley de Campos
... Auto Análise. Organização das Academias Científicas do Brasil. ORGANIZAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE Sexto sentido. Artigos/ALB PB - Partido Brasileiro. ...
www.drashirleydecampos.com.br/noticias. php?noticiaid=6423&assunto=Links%20da%20Dra.%20Shirley

Farmácia Cana Verde - Preservando sua saúde - (16) 3662-3954
Organização Brasileira de saúde ! Trazem boas Informações sobre como e porque amamentar, derrubam mitos e fantasias populares sobre o assunto ! ...
www.farmaciacanaverde.com.br/endeweb.htm


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Note added at 4 hrs 5 mins (2005-10-09 16:27:28 GMT)
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Veja o que dis o International Disease Code da WHO:

WHO | The WHO Family of International Classifications
These classifications have been prepared by the World Health Organization and approved by the ... International Classification of Diseases (ICD) ...
www.who.int/classifications/

WHO - Mortality Database
... of Disease code (ICD), internally developed and maintained by WHO. ...
The Mortality Database is archived by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its ...
www.ciesin.org/IC/who/MortalityDatabase.html


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Note added at 7 hrs 21 mins (2005-10-09 19:43:10 GMT)
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Here's a sample of the ICD:

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
(M00-M99)

M00-M25 Arthropathies
M00-M03 Infectious arthropathies
M05-M14 Inflammatory polyarthropathies
M15-M19 Arthrosis
M20-M25 Other joint disorders

Does the number after O.B.S. have a similar structure?
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rhandler
Local time: 09:55
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Brazilian Health Organization


Explanation:
Pode tratar-se do código da doença segundo a Organização Brasileira de Saúde, nos moldes do que também faz a Organização Mundial de Saúde (World Health Organization), para facilitar a referência a outros profissionais.

Há poucos sites com menção à O.B.S., mas estes dois o confirmam:

Clínica Dra Shirley de Campos
... Auto Análise. Organização das Academias Científicas do Brasil. ORGANIZAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE Sexto sentido. Artigos/ALB PB - Partido Brasileiro. ...
www.drashirleydecampos.com.br/noticias. php?noticiaid=6423&assunto=Links%20da%20Dra.%20Shirley

Farmácia Cana Verde - Preservando sua saúde - (16) 3662-3954
Organização Brasileira de saúde ! Trazem boas Informações sobre como e porque amamentar, derrubam mitos e fantasias populares sobre o assunto ! ...
www.farmaciacanaverde.com.br/endeweb.htm


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Note added at 4 hrs 5 mins (2005-10-09 16:27:28 GMT)
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Veja o que dis o International Disease Code da WHO:

WHO | The WHO Family of International Classifications
These classifications have been prepared by the World Health Organization and approved by the ... International Classification of Diseases (ICD) ...
www.who.int/classifications/

WHO - Mortality Database
... of Disease code (ICD), internally developed and maintained by WHO. ...
The Mortality Database is archived by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its ...
www.ciesin.org/IC/who/MortalityDatabase.html


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Note added at 7 hrs 21 mins (2005-10-09 19:43:10 GMT)
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Here's a sample of the ICD:

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
(M00-M99)

M00-M25 Arthropathies
M00-M03 Infectious arthropathies
M05-M14 Inflammatory polyarthropathies
M15-M19 Arthrosis
M20-M25 Other joint disorders

Does the number after O.B.S. have a similar structure?

rhandler
Local time: 09:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 1

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eugenia Lourenco
22 mins
  -> Obrigado, Eugenia.

agree  Henrique Magalhaes
23 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Henrique
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