Morbidity and mortality

Morbidity and mortality

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  • Mortality — A fatal outcome or, in one word, death. The word mortality is derived from mortal which came from the Latin mors (death). The opposite of mortality is, of course, immortality. Mortality is also quite distinct from morbidity (illness). A condition …   Medical dictionary

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  • Health and Social Class — Health and social class, from a sociological perspective, refers to the idea that there are inequalities in morbidity and mortality among upper and lower social classes. These health inequalities suggests not only neutral health differences… …   Wikipedia

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