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social science subjects > health and social care > health (discipline) > health care > medical care
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > health care > medical care
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > disaster relief > disaster relief methods and practices > health care > medical care
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > disaster relief > disaster relief methods and practices > health care > medical care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > health professionals and healthcare organizations > managed care > medical care
... > social science subjects > education > teaching > classroom management > classroom interventions > behavioral classroom interventions > systems of care > managed care > medical care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > managed care > medical care
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > biological sciences > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > managed care > medical care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > managed care > medical care
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > biological sciences > biology > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > managed care > medical care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > global health > society and health > managed care > medical care
social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > managed care > medical care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health policy > health services > health service provision > private medicine > managed care > medical care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health services > health service provision > private medicine > managed care > medical care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > health care facilities, manpower, and services > health services > health service provision > private medicine > managed care > medical care
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > health care economics and management > managed care > medical care
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > health (social problems) > managed care > medical care

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medical care  

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  • The realm of medical care encompasses the continuum of services and products consumed by individuals to maintain health or to cure or ameliorate a clinical condition or disease. The scope of medical care is very broad and includes services provided in numerous settings from highly sophisticated medical centers and universities to neighborhood clinics in rural areas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Medical Care]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JM4282TV-Z

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