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Preventive Medicine

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Definition: A medical specialty primarily concerned with prevention of disease (PRIMARY PREVENTION) and the promotion and preservation of health in the individual.  SPEC only: SPEC qualif; for specific disease, use /prev: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.58; primary prev   
See Also Health Promotion; Preventive Health Services; Public Health
Examples Environmental Medicine; Occupational Medicine; Preventive Psychiatry 		Other names Medicine, Preventive

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