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orientação sanitária

English translation: sanitary guidelines

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Portuguese term or phrase:orientação sanitária
English translation:sanitary guidelines
Entered by: oxygen4u

14:23 Mar 1, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: orientação sanitária
Recomendações alternativas são apresentadas para a terapêutica das XXXXXX, com ênfase à orientação sanitária.


Thanks.
victorseipke
sanitary guidelines
Explanation:
Também concordo com "sanitary directions", mas encontrei mais referências para "guidelines".
:)
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oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 01:53
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Thank you all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6sanitary guidelines
oxygen4u
5 +1sanitary directions
rhandler
5[with emphasis on] sanitation
Muriel Vasconcellos
3health guidance
greyboy


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sanitary directions


Explanation:
Literal. Veja estes exemplos:

ITER Spa ItinerariesEvery Spa generally has a medical doctor in charge of the sanitary directions. All people working in spas must have a specific education. ...
www.iter-cadses.it/en/main1d.htm


The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA... Mountain east of Cottage Grove - sooner or later in my journeys, I'd have been following some sanitary directions printed out from Mapquest or Expedia. ...
www.registerguard.com/news/2006/02/21/b1.od.rezell.0221.p1....



rhandler
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 230

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
0 min
  -> Obrigado, klausinSP.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
sanitary guidelines


Explanation:
Também concordo com "sanitary directions", mas encontrei mais referências para "guidelines".
:)

oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 01:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Thank you all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  greyboy: guidelines is fine. sanitary is closer to sanitation and suggests hygiene, etc. Health is better if what is meant is broader: nutrition, exercise etc.
4 mins
  -> Thank you, greyboy! :)
agree  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
28 mins
  -> Obrigada, Leonor! Bjs. :)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
31 mins
  -> Obrigada! Quem disse que o Brasil parava por causa do Carnaval??? Vida difícil a do tradutor...
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Henrique! :)
agree  AnaCarla
14 hrs
  -> Obrigada! :)
agree  Kathleen Goldsmith-Killing
20 hrs
  -> Obrigada! :)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
health guidance


Explanation:
If you understand this to mean telling the patient how to cope with their condition.

orientacao is generally guidance, guidelines, orientation in the sense of pointing people in the right direction.

sanitaria usually translates as health.

hope this helps

greyboy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
[with emphasis on] sanitation


Explanation:
It would help if you had given us the name of what was being treated, but in any case I think one word does it best (123 refs for "with emphasis on sanitation":

prevent or treat malaria during pregnancy. Finally only a small minority of households uses ... **lymphatic filariasis, dengue, with emphasis on sanitation** ...
www.theglobalfund.org/en/files/ boardmeeting6/gfb66_annexV/3HTIM_458_0_full.pdf


Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 17:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 581
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