How should we define health?
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2011
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Huber, Machteld
Knottnerus, J. Andre
Green, Lawrence
van der Horst, Henriƫtte
Jadad, Alejandro R.
Kromhout, Daan
Leonard, Brian
Lorig, Kate
Loureiro, Maria Isabel
van der Meer, Jos W. M.
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BMJ Publishing Group
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The WHO definition of health as complete wellbeing is no longer fit for purpose given the rise of
chronic disease. Machteld Huber and colleagues propose changing the emphasis towards the
ability to adapt and self manage in the face of social, physical, and emotional challenges
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adaptation, psychological, aging, chronic disease, health status, homeostasis, humans, mental health, social adjustment, terminology as topic, health
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