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Medical checkups, defined as general examinations of a person’s overall health condition, comprise a significant number of visits to BMC. Checkup visits offer good opportunities to provide appropriate preventive care to community members.
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Touray, M., Touray, A. (2021). The Periodic Medical Checkup: A Clinical Approach to Preventive Medical Care. In: Clinical Work and General Management of a Standard Minimal-Resource Facility. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71032-3_3
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