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You can also get a general assessment of your walking steadiness, classified as OK, low, or very low, just by walking with your iPhone. This would traditionally require a visit to a specialty clinic where you would fill out a questionnaire and have your balance, stability, and risk of falling assessed. The Health app can give you app recommendations for health categories that interest you.
- Genetics, or inherited traits from parents, also play a role in determining the health status of individuals and populations.
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- Secondary care medical services are provided by medical specialists in their offices or clinics or at local community hospitals for a patient referred by a primary care provider who first diagnosed or treated the patient.
- The global malaria incidence rate has fallen by an estimated 37 per cent and the mortality rates by 58 per