В здравоохранении использование термина полевые работы применимо в эпидемиологии к сбору данных об эпидемической обстановке (патогенная среда, векторы распространения, социальные и сексуальные контакты и пр.).
Полевая работа, которая проводится на местности (вне помещения или направлена на объекты исследования вне помещения лаборатории), может быть противопоставлена лабораторным или экспериментальным исследованиям, которые проводятся в квазиуправляемой (подконтрольной) окружающей среде. Последние часто называют камеральными работами или исследованиями.
Также термин используется во многих других областях и видах деятельности человека (аудит, оценка стоимости), когда в противоположность камеральным работам (работам в помещении) осуществляется выход на местность.
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