Published: Mar 1, 1990Updated: Aug 25, 2021

Illness Causation and Trends in Health Service: A Summary of the State of the Art

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Authors

J.I. Osagiede BSc MPH

ONLINE ISSN: 2645-2936

PRINT ISSN: 0795 – 6541

Editor-in-chief

Prof. (Mrs.) Ijeoma O. Ehiemere
University of Nigeria

Editorial Secretary

Dr. Goodluck I. Nshi
Aspen University, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Assistant Editorial Secretary

Prof. Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe
University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Illness Causation and Trends in Health Service: A Summary of the State of the Art

Institutional Affiliation(s)

Chief Nurse Educator and Vice-Principal State School of Nursing, Benin City

Citation

[Osagiede, J.I. (1990). Illness causation and trends in health service: A summary of the state of the art. The Nursing Scope, 3(1), 48 - 50]. ISSN - 0795 – 6541. https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope31/48-50

Keywords

Health, Disease Causation, Illness Prevention

Abstract


Health is the norm and the primary objective towards which the efforts of the health professions are directed. A disease may be well established or even far advanced before a person has signs or symptoms indicating illness. The paper examines many theories of illness causation and trends in health services.