A policy assessment of preventive health practice
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 June 1977
Lester Breslow
Citations21
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Three major ways in which primary prevention may be achieved are outlined: through (1) personal health services, (2) environmental control services, and (3) social and environmental control measures.
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This paper outlines three major ways in which primary prevention may be achieved: through (1) personal health services, (2) environmental control measu
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