Canadian Medical Guide > Health Care > Population Characteristics Terms and Definitions
Population Characteristics
Medical Definition: | Qualities and characterization of various types of populations within a social or geographic group, with emphasis on demography, health status, and socioeconomic factors. |
Guide Notes: | not used for indexing |
Also Called: | Characteristics, Biological,Heterogeneity,Low Fertility Population,Population Statistics,Population Heterogeneity,Population at Risk |
Previously Indexed: | Population (1971-1997) |
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Health - The state of the organism when it functions optimally without evidence of disease. |
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Population - The total number of individuals inhabiting a particular region or area. |
Population Characteristics Medical Definitions and Terms
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