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community medicine

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community medicine
n.
Public health services emphasizing preventive medicine and epidemiology for members of a given community or region.

community medicine,
a branch of medicine that is concerned with the health of the members of a community, municipality, or region. The emphasis in community medicine is on the early diagnosis of disease, the recognition of environmental and occupational hazards to good health, and the prevention of disease in the community.

community medicine
An informal division of general medicine, defined as the care of Pts in the context of their daily lives. See Family practice.


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