Which of the following aspects of health care could be learned by a developing country from a developed country?
a. Acceptance of illness or disease as a learning experience
b. Effective ways to treat chronic disease
c. Use of healthy behaviors to prevent illness
d. Delivery of primary health care
ANS: D
Likewise, developed countries have much to learn about low-technology initiatives such as oral rehydration therapy for the treatment of diarrhea and the delivery of primary health care as defined by the World Health Organization. The other behaviors such as acceptance of disease, effective ways of treating chronic disease, and use of healthy behaviors to prevent illness would most likely be passed on from developed countries to developing countries.
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