Thesaurus
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- SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.
MEDICAL MODEL
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MEDICAL MODEL OF HEALTH SERVICES (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: An approach to health care that is defined narrowly to include only providers with formal training and that deals primarily in terms of the treatment of body parts based on particular kinds of scientific evidence.
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MEDICAL TOURISM (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Travel that is motivated by demand for health care, which may involve procedures either not offered by patients' home countries or offered more readily at too high a price in their home countries.
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MEDICINE (Search for related entries in the library)
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MEMPHIS (Search for related entries in the library)
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MEN (Search for related entries in the library)
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MENTAL HEALTH (Search for related entries in the library)
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MENTAL ILLNESS (Search for related entries in the library)
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MENTALLY-DISABLED PERSONS
METIS
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