"Preventive Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A medical specialty primarily concerned with prevention of disease (PRIMARY PREVENTION) and the promotion and preservation of health in the individual.
| Descriptor ID |
D011315
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.720.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Preventive Medicine- Preventive Medicine
- Preventative Medicine
- Medicine, Preventative
- Medicine, Preventive
Preventive Care- Preventive Care
- Care, Preventive
- Preventative Care
- Care, Preventative
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Preventive Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Preventive Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preventive Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Romanzi L, Meara JG, Anastasi E, Knutsson AT. Meeting the SDG challenge to end fistula and preventable childbirth-related morbidity and mortality. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 07; 7(7):e835-e836.
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Weintraub WS, Boden WE. Making Cardiovascular Care More Responsive to Societal Needs. Am J Med. 2017 11; 130(11):1259-1261.
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Polak R, Shani M, Dacey M, Tzuk-Onn A, Dagan I, Malatskey L. Family physicians prescribing lifestyle medicine: feasibility of a national training programme. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Jun; 92(1088):312-7.
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Sharpe RE, Levin DC, Parker L, Rao VM. The effect of the controversial US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on the use of screening mammography. J Am Coll Radiol. 2013 Jan; 10(1):21-4.
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Lovell BV, Marmura MJ. New therapeutic developments in chronic migraine. Curr Opin Neurol. 2010 Jun; 23(3):254-8.
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Nash DB. New twist on a great idea. Popul Health Manag. 2010; 13 Suppl 2:S1.
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Hansen-Turton T, Ridgway C, Ryan SF, Nash DB. Convenient care clinics: the future of accessible health care--the formation years 2006-2008. Popul Health Manag. 2009 Oct; 12(5):231-40.
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Waldman SA, Terzic A. Clinical and translational sciences: at the intersection of molecular and individualized medicine. Clin Transl Sci. 2008 May; 1(1):6-8.
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Soule BP, Hyodo F, Matsumoto K, Simone NL, Cook JA, Krishna MC, Mitchell JB. The chemistry and biology of nitroxide compounds. Free Radic Biol Med. 2007 Jun 1; 42(11):1632-50.
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Smith RA, Wender RC. Cancer screening and the periodic health examination. Cancer. 2004 Apr 15; 100(8):1553-7.