Medicine topic
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Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Contemporary medicine applies health science, biomedical research, and medical technology to diagnose and treat injury and disease, typically through medication, surgery, or some other form of therapy. The word medicine is derived from the Latin ars medicina, meaning the art of healing. Though medical technology and...
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- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- British Medical Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Literature and Medicine
- Scottish Medical Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
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