Komm. lege
English translation: municipal medical officer
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| 4 +1 | public health officer |
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| 4 +1 | municipal medical officer |
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| 4 | municipal physician |
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| 4 | Director of Public Health |
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12 mins confidence: 
municipal physician Explanation: You're right, it's definitely "kommunelege". https://sml.snl.no/kommunelege |
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29 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1public health officer Explanation: About Aurland Doctor’s Office: There are three full-time doctors working in Aurland municipality. In addition, there is usually a LIS1 (previously known as an intern) in the municipality. The senior doctor (“Kommunelege I” or “Kommuneoverlege”) is the medical advisor for the municipality and also the responsible doctor for Infection Control and Communicable Diseases and Environmental Health Care for the municipality. Example sentence(s):
https://www.hiringpeople.co.uk/job-descriptions/public-health-officer/ https://www.aurland.kommune.no/aurland-doctors-office-information-in-english.529578.nn.html |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1municipal medical officer Explanation: Alternatively, district medical officer. In: Engelsk medisinsk ordbok, engelsk/norsk, norsk/engelsk. Kunnskapsforlaget 2008 |
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21 hrs confidence:
Director of Public Health Explanation: In UK we used to have Medical Officers of Health fulfilling this role, but in 2012 this new post of Director of Public Health was created(see reference). Example sentence(s):
https://www.fph.org.uk/media/1264/dph-roles-and-responsibilities-dh.pdf |
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