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health screening

Title English: 
health screening
Definition English: 
A program designed to evaluate the health status and potential of an individual. In the process it may be found that a person has a particular disease or condition or is at greater-than-normal risk of its development. Health screening may include taking a personal and family health history and performing a physical examination, tests, laboratory tests, or radiological examination and may be followed by counseling, education, referral, or further testing.
Title Arabic: 
فحص طبي شامل
Title French: 
dépistage medical
Domain: 
Social Development
Subject: 
Population
InformationType: 
Term
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Language staff