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What is the definition or description of: healthcare?

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See below: Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers. It refers to the work done in providing primary care, secondary care and tertiary care, as well as in public health.

Answered 1/7/2013

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Labeling Treating Ds: Healthcare is the diagnosis &treatment of illness/symptoms, injury &other physical &mental impairments. Formal services are usually by specialists in medicine, surgery, mental, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, chiropractic, allied health &includes everyone working to help. Strategies are often divided into primary, secondary &tertiary care, plus public health working on issues which affect many.

Answered 5/7/2014

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