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Preventive medicine - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Antacid, Antidote, Block, Buffer, Bumper, Contraceptive, Copyright, Countermeasure, Covering, Curb, Cushion, Dashboard, Deterrent |
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Preventive medicine is that part of medicine engaged with preventing disease rather than curing it. It can be contrasted not only with curative medicine, but also with public health methods (which work at the level of population health rather than individual health).
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Example Usage of Preventive |
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coopdeo: Copenhagen police makes 900 "Preventive arrests". This is how a unregulated police force functions! |
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iMedixQnA: What should be the Preventive method for this cancer? http://bit.ly/6lyZZJ |
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CDMBPgsu: Does Preventive Care Save Money? Health Economics
and the Presidential Candidates. The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE. http://bit.ly/1axWaN |
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