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Public Health

Medical Definition: Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.
Guide Notes: SPEC; SPEC qualif; a venerable hist & modern concept of the health & health problems of "the public": do not confuse with NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Also Called: Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Public Health Medical Definitions and Terms

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