Proposal for new definition of health
2011; BMJ; Volume: 343; Issue: aug23 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/bmj.d5359
ISSN0959-8138
AutoresTrevor Shilton, Michael Sparks, David V. McQueen, Marie-Claude Lamarre, Suzanne F. Jackson,
Tópico(s)Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
ResumoHuber and colleagues rightly challenge the validity, in the 21st century, of the World Health Organization’s definition of health.1 Adaptation and self management are important qualities, but a contemporary definition should include health being a human right protected by certain entitlements and a resource for life that is affected by social, political, economic, and environmental factors.2 …
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