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Morbidity
An epidemiologist might talk about how much disability / how much lost work time is produced by a particular illness that is epidemic or endemic. A hospital "morbidity" conference deals with sickness that has developed in patients that might not have been expected from their underlying illnesses.
Dr. Ed Friedlander reviewed this
46 year experience in Pathology
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How can you use education and screening to prevent melanoma morbidity?
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