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European Journal of Neurology, 2001
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Although important advances in therapeutic approaches have been made, treatment is still far from satisfactory. Thus, major efforts should be made on stroke prevention. We present evidence‐based recommendations for primary stroke prevention.
de Freitas GR, Bogousslavsky J
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Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Although important advances in therapeutic approaches have been made, treatment is still far from satisfactory. Thus, major efforts should be made on stroke prevention. We present evidence‐based recommendations for primary stroke prevention.
de Freitas GR, Bogousslavsky J
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Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2002
There has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of asthma over the last quarter century, particularly in the industrialized world. Although our understanding of asthma continues to improve, there is no cure for the disease. Primary prevention of asthma is the focus of this review.
Allan B, Becker, Moira, Chan-Yeung
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There has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of asthma over the last quarter century, particularly in the industrialized world. Although our understanding of asthma continues to improve, there is no cure for the disease. Primary prevention of asthma is the focus of this review.
Allan B, Becker, Moira, Chan-Yeung
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Primary prevention and the workplace
The Journal of Primary Prevention, 1994For many years the workplace has been a major setting in which help is provided for employees with alcohol and drug abuse problems. Historically these efforts have focused on intervention and treatment--secondary and tertiary programming. Now it is time for primary prevention to be included to a much greater degree.
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AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2006
The best way to prevent a first-time stroke is to identify at-risk patients and control as many risk factors as possible. Some risk factors, such as smoking, can be eliminated; others, such as hypertension and carotid artery stenosis, can be controlled or treated to reduce the risk of stroke.
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The best way to prevent a first-time stroke is to identify at-risk patients and control as many risk factors as possible. Some risk factors, such as smoking, can be eliminated; others, such as hypertension and carotid artery stenosis, can be controlled or treated to reduce the risk of stroke.
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Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiology, 2008Antihypertensive drug treatment has been shown to significantly decrease cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates in hypertensive subjects and to reduce the occurrence of major hypertension-related complications, such as stroke, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure and renal insufficiency.
Mancia G, Carugo S, Grassi G.
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Primary Prevention-Whose Responsibility?
School Psychology Review, 1971The authors believe that community mental health centers must make a commitment to develop primary prevention services for highrisk groups in their catchment areas. Boston State Hospital, in collaboration with its community and other human service agencies, has developed a program focused on the needs of children.
A, Becker, L, Wylan, W, McCourt
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Primary and Secondary Prevention
Journal of Hypertension, 1987Risk factors for myocardial infarction, sudden coronary death, angina pectoris, stroke and total mortality were analysed in a random population sample of men aged 47-55 years at entry, and followed for 11.8 years. Lipid disturbances, tobacco smoking, elevated blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, obesity, low physical leisure-time activity, psychological ...
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Perspectives on Primary Prevention
Archives of General Psychiatry, 1967IN RECENT YEARS psychiatrists have come to realize that psychological maldevelopment, maladaptation, and illness are so prevalent that treatment of established cases can never be expected to deal adequately with more than a fraction of the cases which occur.
G, Caplan, H, Grunebaum
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The route to primary prevention
Community Mental Health Journal, 1971It is now known, from the opinions of key mental health professionals, why primary prevention is so small a part of community mental health programming. It is not simply that we do not know how to accomplish it or because the etiology of mental illness is so vague.
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Poison prevention: Engineering in primary prevention
Clinical Toxicology, 2012Over the past 50 years we have seen improvements in outcomes of poisonings in the United States. I intend to discuss the approaches to prevention.I review various primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies in relationship to poison prevention.We have made strong efforts in some ways, but our efforts in primary prevention have often been ...
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