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Community Health Nursing
Definition 1
A discipline in nursing with a focus on the delivery of health care and disease prevention to residents living in a common geographic area. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population. This is not an official program of a Public Health Department. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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