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Record 1 2024-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Epidemiology
CONT

Disease prevention involves actions to reduce or eliminate exposure to risks that might increase the chances that an individual or group will incur disease, disability, or premature death.

Key term(s)
  • prevention of diseases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

La prévention des maladies est axée sur des stratégies de prévention qui visent à réduire les risques de maladie, à cerner les facteurs de risque ou à déceler les maladies à un stade précoce alors qu'elles sont le plus facilement traitables.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina, Higiene y Salud
  • Epidemiología
Key term(s)
  • prevención de una enfermedad
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