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Bahareh M Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Public health debt

Hello. I would be so thankful if anyone can explain the concept of "public health debt".

as in:

Overall, no single group is immune to the public health debt caused by burns.

  

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Debt is used in a figurative sense. Burn injuries add to the burden (obligation to pay for treatment) of the public health systems. com/debt

  • Debt is used in a figurative sense.
  • Burn injuries add to the burden (obligation to pay for treatment) of the public health systems.
  • com/debt
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Debt is used in a figurative sense. Burn injuries add to the burden (obligation to pay for treatment) of the public health systems.

See entry #5 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/debt

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