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health services  

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  • The provision of social and medical support to those in need. In the past a distinction was made between primary health care, provided on a one to one basis by a medical practitioner to a patient; secondary health care, the provision of services by hospitals and clinics; and tertiary healthcare, the provision of specialist services and specialized care. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Health Services]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GT9N1T10-3

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