4. Health

4.1 Definition

Health, long considered only from a pathological point of view, is now studied in a more encompassing framework. In 1946, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity "*. .

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*Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization, as adopted by the International Health Conference, New...

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