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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.
Entry Version
COMMUNITY MED
Entry Term(s)
Medicine, Community
NLM Classification #
W 84.5
Public MeSH Note
77; was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1970-76
Online Note
search COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1970-74
History Note
77(75); was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1970-76
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.