...irrelevant condition) makes a radical difference in the way we deal with them. The World Health Organization definition of health as a ". . . state of complete...well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity,"18 while holding out an unattainable goal, serves as a point of reference. It too, however,...

...likewise take the genuine limitations of what is normal into account. The World Health Organizations definition of health as "a state of complete physical,...and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" is too ideological to be of much relevance to medical practice.15 We need a more functional approach...

...and the utilization of health and social services. Although the World Health Organization's (WHO'sl definition of health as "a state of complete physical,...and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" has been criticized as being too broad, the breadth of the first part of the definition is an essential...

...utilization of health and social services. Although the World Health Organization's (WHO'sl def1nition of health as "a state of complete physical, mental,...and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" has been criticized as being too broad, the breadth of the first part of the definition is an essential...

...organization of health care systems and for public policy. Starting from a critical analysis of the WHO definition of health as "a state of complete physical,...and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" (WHO, 1946), both papers point out that this definition requires further specification if it is to...