What Distinguishes Preventive Medicine from Preventive Health Care in Health Care Systems?

Document Type : Letter to Editor

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1 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

2 Health Foresight and Innovation Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

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