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China Terminology ›› 2025, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 35-41.doi: 10.12339/j.issn.1673-8578.2025.04.005

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Analysis of the Concepts of Health Care and Healthcare from a Multidimensional Perspective

LÜ Tingyu(), ZHANG Ying, WANG Xu, LI Xiaoying(), LIU Yi, REN Huiling()   

  • Received:2025-04-01 Online:2025-07-06 Published:2025-07-06

Abstract:

Health care and healthcare are the basic terms in the fields of public health,population Medicine and other disciplines.Our research sorts out the core characteristics of health care and healthcare in the existing definitions of SDOs,combines discourse understanding to analyze the similarities and differences between them,and standardizes their definitions and application scenarios.It is recommended to describe specific health services in terms of health care,focusing on individual medical practices;describe comprehensive health services in terms of healthcare,emphasizing the integrity of the health system.This study aims to promote the standardization of terminology in theoretical systems and practical applications by standardization organizations,policy makers,research institutions,and others.

Key words: health care, healthcare, terminology standardization