PA

English translation: pack-year

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French term or phrase:PA
English translation:pack-year
Entered by: Bertrand Leduc

08:11 Feb 22, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
French term or phrase: PA
Life style:
Stopped smoking in 1980 (nb de PA?)
Malgoldberg
United States
Local time: 14:37
pack-year
Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 7 minutes (2018-02-22 08:18:47 GMT)
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pack-year (PY)

Résultat : p.a.. Cumul total : p.a.. Interprétation: Le nombre de paquets-années est un calcul approximatif, mais qui permet de quantifier l'imprégnation tabagique d'un patient et de mettre en corrélation les effets du tabac avec la quantité consommée. Pour que le calcul soit uniforme, un paquet est réputé contenir 20 ...
http://medicalcul.free.fr/packyear.html

https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-term...
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Bertrand Leduc
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:37
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4 +3pack-year
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pack-year


Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 7 minutes (2018-02-22 08:18:47 GMT)
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pack-year (PY)

Résultat : p.a.. Cumul total : p.a.. Interprétation: Le nombre de paquets-années est un calcul approximatif, mais qui permet de quantifier l'imprégnation tabagique d'un patient et de mettre en corrélation les effets du tabac avec la quantité consommée. Pour que le calcul soit uniforme, un paquet est réputé contenir 20 ...
http://medicalcul.free.fr/packyear.html

https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-term...

Bertrand Leduc
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:37
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 179
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Asker: Many thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sue Davis
51 mins

agree  Drmanu49: easily found term!
1 hr

agree  Rachel Fell
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