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61. Admission, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) Database
The Admission, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) Database contains a record of all admissions, discharges and transfers to acute care facilities in Manitoba from April 2017 forward to the date of the last data acquisition. For more information on the Admiss...
62. Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT) dataset (ED/UC)
Contains information about the patient and the visit, for example, basic patient demographics (e.g., age, sex, postal code), status of patient at admission (i.e., triage code), when the visit was made (date and time), and what happened to the patient at t...
63. Adolescent Alcohol Consumption - (CCHS Survey Data)
The consumption of one or more alcoholic beverages by an adolescent aged 12 to 19 years in the span of one year. A typical alcoholic drink is equal to 12-ounces of beer, 5-ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of liquor (gin, rum, vodka, whisky, etc.; Cent...
64. Adolescent Drinking - (CCHS Survey Data)
In the CCHS, respondents aged 12-19 were asked the question, "During the past 12 months, have you had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage?" Respondents could answer yes, no, don't know, refuse, or not state an answer. Respondents...
65. Adolescent Sexual Behavior - (CCHS Survey Data)
In the CCHS, respondents aged 15-19 were asked the question, "Have you ever had sexual intercourse?" (Possible responses include yes, no, don't know, or refuse to answer.) Respondents who answered yes were then asked the following questions: i) "In the pa...
66. Adolescent Smoking - (CCHS Survey Data)
In the CCHS, respondents aged 12-19 were asked the question, "In your lifetime, have you smoked a total of 100 or more cigarettes (about 4 packs)?" Possible responses include yes, no, don't know, or refuse to answer. Respondents who answered no were then ...
67. Adult Day Care
Care provided for daytime socialization and supervised recreation to persons receiving or eligible for Home Care. Provided through approved Adult Day Care programs in personal care homes or in the community.
68. Adult Day Hospital
A "step down" unit following hospitalization with a rehabilitation/therapy focus.
69. Adult Influenza Immunization
See Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) glossary term for more clinical information. See Immunizations for Influenza (Adult) glossary term for a list of tariff codes used to identify influenza vaccines.
70. Adult Learning
In Manitoba, adult learning students are typically older than 21 years of age and are registered as S4 (Senior 4 - Grade 12) students. However, there are exceptions to this. Programs are administered by Adult Learning and Literacy (ALL).
71. Adult Learning Centres
Colleges, community centres and organizations affiliated with Adult Learning and Literacy in Manitoba that offer adult learning programs. These programs are designed to help adults (19 years of age and older) obtain a Mature Student High School Diploma, t...
72. Adults
Individuals aged 15 or over are usually grouped as adults. Some studies use those aged 18 years or older.
73. Adverse Event
An adverse event is an injury caused by medical management rather than by the underlying disease or condition of the patient. Adverse events may be avoidable, such as leaving a foreign object in a patient after a procedure, or unavoidable, such as an alle...
74. Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI)
Any undesirable or unexpected event that occurs following immunization, which may or may not be caused by the administration of the vaccine.
75. Age
The age of an individual that is calculated at some point in time (i.e.: age at admission, age at time of claim date, age as of December 31, age as of the survey date), and is usually measured in years.
76. Age - proportion of the population in a certain age group
Two age-based proportions are used: the proportion of the population age 65 and over, and age 75 and over. This is calculated by dividing the number of people in the designated age group by the total number of people living in the geographic area, as of a...
77. Age Calculations
See Age .
78. Age Cohort
see Birth Cohort / Age Cohort .
79. Age Dependency Ratio
Statistics Canada defined, in the 1986 census, it as the ratio of the number of people within a region aged 65 years or older to the number of people aged 15-64 years within the same region.
80. Age Group
A defined age group is often part of the eligibility criteria for a research study. Selecting eligible age groups for a study depends upon the research question and the available data. For example, for certain disease categories, the event may be rare in...

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