Which of the following factors is shaping 21st-century health?
A) Communicable diseases
B) Tertiary health care
C) Family planning clinics
D) Health care reform
Ans: D
The factors that are shaping 21st-century health are health care reform, demographics, globalization, poverty and growing disparities, violence, injuries, and social disintegration.
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