the national health priority areas Flashcards
1
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agoraphobia
A
an anxiety related disorder where the individual fears leaving environments that they know well (particularly their home)
2
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autoimmune disease
A
a disease caused by the bodys immune system attacking normal body cells
3
Q
benign
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abnormal cells that do not invade and destroy nearby healthy tissue (non-cancerous)
4
Q
direct costs
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costs associated with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease and diability
5
Q
gross domestic product
A
an indicator of the wealth of a country: the market value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year
6
Q
health promotion
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the process of enablinng people to increase control over, and to improve, their health
7
Q
indirect costs
A
costs not directly related to diagnosis and treatment of the disease, but occ
