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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
Preventive Medicine Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Occupational Medicine - Medical specialty concerned with the promotion and maintenance of the physical and mental health of employees in occupational settings.

Preventive Medicine Medical Definitions and Terms

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