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biostatistical theory of health: a standalone construct

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Bioethics

the account in which health is the absence of disease, and disease is a reduction of a normal function below the typical efficiency for one's reference class.

In bioethics, biostatistical theory of health refers to the account in which health is the absence of disease, and disease is a reduction of a normal function below the typical efficiency for one's reference class. This meaning comes from Boorse (1977) in Philosophy of Science.[1]

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Boorse, C. (1977). Health as a Theoretical Concept. Philosophy of Science, 44(4), 542-573. https://doi.org/10.1086/288768

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