catchment area - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about catchment area Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,739,732,657 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

catchment area

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

catchment area

In earth sciences, the area from which water is collected by a river and its tributaries. In the social sciences the term may be used to denote the area from which people travel to obtain a particular service or product, such as the area from which a school draws its pupils.



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.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Other hospitals in the database are not viewed as comparable because they have higher or lower annual visits, are in a different geographic area, or have a demographically different catchment area.
Low patient satisfaction scores: the five stages of response by Twanmoh, Joseph R. / Physician Executive
Thus the curators have made an almost quixotic effort to scour every inch of their catchment area, which extends beyond the five boroughs into New Jersey and upstate.
Many are called ... Elizabeth Schambelan on P.S. 1's "Greater New ... by Schambelan, Elizabeth / Artforum International
F4 = a multiplier to account for cases of salmonellosis that occurred in the FoodNet catchment area but were not confirmed by fecal culture, and subsequently, not ascertained by FoodNet.
Estimate of illnesses from Salmonella Enteritidis in eggs, United ... by Goldman, David P. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.