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health status  

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  • A generic term for the health of an individual or group in terms of physical and emotional well being. It can be assessed either through the administration of self-reporting questionnaires or at the population level by reference to variables such as infant and maternal mortality. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Health Status]

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