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tertiary prevention [3 records]

Record 1 2017-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine
DEF

All actions or interventions performed to alleviate an established disease or condition, in order to improve or maintain functional status and to avoid relapses and complications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale
DEF

Ensemble des moyens mis en œuvre pour alléger une maladie ou un trouble, afin d'améliorer ou de maintenir l'état fonctionnel et d'éviter les rechutes ou les complications.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Services and Social Work
CONT

The three levels of prevention: primary - to prevent family violence from happening at all; secondary - to prevent it from happening again; and tertiary - to help people deal with the trauma of the event.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Services sociaux et travail social
CONT

Trois niveaux de prévention : primaire - prévenir complètement la violence familiale; secondaire - l'empêcher de se répéter; tertiaire - aider les personnes à surmonter le traumatisme de l'événement.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

All the measures (diagnostic and therapeutic) designed to prevent spreading of asymptomatic cancers found at the invasive stage.

OBS

These measures will reduce sequellae and lower mortality rates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Ensemble des mesures (diagnostic et traitement) visant à empêcher le développement des cancers asymptomatiques découverts au stade invasif.

OBS

Ces mesures permettent généralement de diminuer les séquelles et d'abaisser les taux de mortalité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
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