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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Community Medicine
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Descriptor Spanish:
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medicina comunitaria
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Medicina Comunitária
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Synonyms English:
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Medicine, Community
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Tree Number:
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H02.403.220
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Definition English:
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A branch of medicine concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community, and with the application of comprehensive care to the prevention and treatment of illness in the entire community. |
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History Note English:
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77(75); was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1970-76
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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3186
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Unique Identifier:
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D003154
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Similar:
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DeCS
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