Preventive healthcare
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Preventive healthcare (alternatively preventive medicine, preventative healthcare/medicine, or prophylaxis) consists of measures taken for disease prevention, as opposed to disease treatment.
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See also
- American Board of Preventive Medicine
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine
- Mental illness prevention
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis
- Preventive Medicine (journal)
- Primary Health Care
- Screening (medicine)
- United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
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