Preventive Medicine

abstract · Medicine · Level 7 · E10

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Health, as the dynamic equilibrium of physical, mental, and social functions, provides the foundation for preventive medicine, which seeks to maintain and promote this equilibrium through lifestyle and environmental changes.

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Source: Wiktionary — “preventive medicine”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word: preventive medicine
Origin language: English

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preventive medicine builds on the concept of health

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