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Thesaurus search results for 'HEALTH': 40 results found.


ANCILLARY HEALTH WORKERS 

ASSISTING OCCUPATIONS IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH SERVICES 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Employees who are neither professionals nor support providers but who perform work that has professional characteristics and for whom some formal education is typically required (e.g., dental hygenists, medical technicians).

BIO-MEDICAL MODEL OF HEALTH SERVICES 

Scope Note: Defines health care primarily in terms of the treatment of body parts based on particular kinds of scientific evidence. Care is provided by those with formal training required to employ such evidence. Care is separated from other services.

CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE 

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A form of nursing that occurs in community settings such as community health clinics and can involve in-home care.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES 

EMPLOYEES' HEALTH 

HEALTH (Search for related entries in the library)

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