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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 health history medical history, (in nursing and medicine) a collection of information obtained from the patient and from other sources concerning the patient's physical status and psychological, social, and sexual functions. The history provides the basis ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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