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Frontiers for prevention

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Date
1977
Author
Wegman, M. E
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Abstract
Developing a balanced approach to today's health problems means paying greater attention to the strategy of prevention. This strategy should encompass environmental measures, self-care activities, and health education; it should carefully weigh the prospective costs and benefits of proposed preventive measures; and it should see that such measures are tailored to the needs of the various specific groups within the general population (Au)
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Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO);11(2),1977
Subject
Preventive Medicine; China; Cuba; Mexico; United States
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/27621
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