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Abstract
A multi- and interdisciplinary field concerned with improving health and achieving equity in health for all people. It transcends national boundaries, promotes cooperation and collaboration within and beyond health science fields, and combines population-based disease prevention with individually-based patient care.
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Health, Global
- International Health
- International Health Problems
- Planetary Health
- World Health
- Worldwide Health
- Health Problem, International
- Health, International
- Health, Planetary
- Health, World
- Health, Worldwide
- International Health Problem
- Problem, International Health
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Aspects Covered
9 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data.
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History Note
2015 (1978)
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Previous Indexing
- World Health (1978-2014)
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NLM Classification
WA 530
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Global Health. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014943. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014943
- Global Health. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_health
- Global Health. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2725393