Preventive Medicine
"Preventive Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A medical specialty primarily concerned with prevention of disease (PRIMARY PREVENTION) and the promotion and preservation of health in the individual.
| Descriptor ID |
D011315
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.720.750
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preventive Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Dowd MD. Innovative pediatric program: ideas that help youths. Pediatr Ann. 2009 Mar; 38(3):124-5.
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Page D, Eason P, Humiston S, Barker W. Notes from the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine: vaccine risk/benefit communication project. Am J Prev Med. 2000 Feb; 18(2):176-7.
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Siegler M, Amiel S, Lantos J. Scientific and ethical consequences of disease prediction. Diabetologia. 1992 Dec; 35(Suppl. 2):S60-8.