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ERIC Number: EJ296014
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Health Is a Status.
Carter, George F.
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v15 n1 p33-35 Jan-Feb 1984
Although the terms "personal health" and "medical care" are used interchangeably, they have different meanings. Health is a personal responsibility, medicine is a drug given as a form of treatment. A new definition of health is suggested that treats health as a dynamic status. (DF)
Descriptors: Health, Health Needs, Hygiene, Individual Development, Life Style, Medical Services, Primary Health Care, Self Actualization, Status
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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