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Indian Health Service  

Definition

  • The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the principal healthcare provider to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and acts as their health advocate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Indian Health Service]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SN2ZQSDG-6

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