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Branch links a health institution to the field of health work it operates in. Wikipedia notes that the World Health Organization "coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies," placing it squarely within the public health branch rather than clinical medicine. This dimension groups institutions that work within the same branch of health.

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Era of Emergence
1913 1
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1. Wikipedia: Rockefeller Foundation
WikipediaRockefeller Foundation, lead section
Quote, Rockefeller Foundation, lead section
The foundation was created by Standard Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller ("Senior") and son "Junior", and their primary business advisor, Frederick Taylor Gates, on May 14, 1913, when its charter was granted by New York.
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