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Preventive Medicine
Medical Definition: | A medical specialty primarily concerned with prevention of disease (PRIMARY PREVENTION) and the promotion and preservation of health in the individual. |
Guide Notes: | SPEC only: SPEC qualif; for specific disease, use /prev: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.58; primary prev = PRIMARY PREVENTION, secondary prev = diag & ther, tertiary prev = REHABILITATION; DF: PREV MED |
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Environmental Medicine - Medical specialty concerned with environmental factors that may impinge upon human disease, and development of methods for the detection, prevention, and control of environmentally related disease. |
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Occupational Medicine - Medical specialty concerned with the promotion and maintenance of the physical and mental health of employees in occupational settings. |
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