Why Is Health Generally Not the Focus of the Biomedical

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why is health generally not the focus of the biomedical paradigm?

• A) Health is thought to be the absence of disease.
• B) Health is an abstract concept that cannot be measured.
• C) Doctors are more concerned with longevity than with feeling well.
• D) Health is an idea borrowed from Eastern cultures.

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