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Descriptor
English
:
Primary Prevention
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Prevención Primaria
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Prevenção Primária
Synonyms
English
:
Disease Prevention, Primary
Disease Preventions, Primary
Prevention, Primary
Prevention, Primordial
Preventions, Primordial
Primary Disease Prevention
Primary Disease Preventions
Primordial Prevention
Primordial Preventions
Tree Number:
N02.421.726.758
N06.850.780.680
SP2.026.182
Definition
English
:
Specific practices for the prevention of
disease
or
mental disorders
in susceptible individuals or populations. These include
HEALTH PROMOTION
, including
mental health
; protective procedures, such as
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
; and
monitoring
and regulation of
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS
.
Primary prevention
is to be distinguished from
SECONDARY PREVENTION
and
TERTIARY PREVENTION.
See Related
English
:
Preventive Dentistry
Preventive Health Services
Preventive Medicine
Preventive Psychiatry
Prophylactic Surgical Procedures
History Note
English
:
79
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
Record Number:
11758
Unique Identifier:
D011322
Occurrence in VHL
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