duration of stay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdurationandstay
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duration
noun[U]
uk/dʒʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/us/duːˈreɪ.ʃən/
the length of time that ...
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stay
noun
uk/steɪ/us/steɪ/
a period of time that you spend in ...
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(Definition ofdurationandstayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Table 4 shows the visits of the most important visitor categories during the previous year bydurationofstay.
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The meandurationofstayin the intensive care unit was 4+1.8 days.
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Another way of picturing the mobility of servants is to look at theirdurationofstaywith the same master.
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For the nine who had left, the mediandurationofstayhad been 1.25 years (range one to 10 years).
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In total, 54 families were included, and asked about place anddurationofstay, clinical symptoms, water and food consumed and about hygienic routines.
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In the simulation, thedurationofstayin lungs and in systemic organs was varied independently.
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Nor were manic symptoms seen for thedurationofstay, which often lasted several months.
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In addition, the mediandurationofstaywas only 3.5 years, and the disadvantages of living in a developing nation with insecure residence status may become more evident with time.
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This may partially explain why shorterdurationofstayin the guest country was a significant predictor of mask-wearing in public places while travelling in the guest country.
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Statistically significant differences between national regions were found in patient survival, which remained after adjustment for age, stroke severity, risk factors, anddurationofstayin initial hospitalization.
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Thirdly: it extends thedurationofstayin neighbouring countries from the originally proposed seven days to three months.
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The averagedurationofstayfor out-patients was nine days and for in-patients twenty days.
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Information aboutdurationofstayof employment training participants is not yet available.
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From 1990, information supplied by regional health authorities will includedurationofstayin hospital both on a pre and post-operation basis.
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In 1971 there were 114,856 discharges from only 4,500 beds, with adurationofstayof only just over seven days.
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There were 7,030 boys with a meandurationofstayof 10·5 days and 4,790 girls with a mean stay of 8·6 days.
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No patient at all was receiving any treatment, and the averagedurationofstaywas a couple of years.
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