Glossary
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In medicine, this term is used for prophylactic measures that aim at preventing diseases and damages to health.
There are three levels of preventive medicine strategies:
- primary prevention – prior to the occurrence of disease or health damage
- secondary prevention – shall prevent a diseases further deterioration or chronification
- tertiary prevention – helps prevent relapses and associated complications.
