Concept information
Preferred term
Preventive Medicine
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Medicine, Preventative
- Medicine, Preventive
- Preventative Medicine
Note
- use for the specialty; for specific disease, use /prev; PRIMARY PREVENTION, SECONDARY PREVENTION and TERTIARY PREVENTION are also available
Scope note
- A medical specialty primarily concerned with prevention of disease (PRIMARY PREVENTION) and the promotion and preservation of health in the individual.
In other languages
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Finnish
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preventiivinen lääketiede
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Swedish
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Förebyggande vård
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Preventiv medicin
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Preventiv vård
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011315
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