Ill health or illness may be described as an abnormal event in which aspects of a person's ________ life is impaired
a. social
b. emotional
c. physical
d. all of the above
d
Illness is directly related to the whole person and their
environment and culture; therefore, any aspect (social, physical, emotional and intellectual) that is part of the total person
can lead to ill health.
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