"Primary Prevention" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. These include HEALTH PROMOTION, including mental health; protective procedures, such as COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; and monitoring and regulation of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from SECONDARY PREVENTION and TERTIARY PREVENTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D011322
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.726.758 N06.850.780.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Primary Prevention- Primary Prevention
- Disease Prevention, Primary
- Disease Preventions, Primary
- Primary Disease Prevention
- Primary Disease Preventions
- Prevention, Primary
Primordial Prevention- Primordial Prevention
- Preventions, Primordial
- Primordial Preventions
- Prevention, Primordial
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Primary Prevention" by people in this website by year, and whether "Primary Prevention" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Prevention" by people in Profiles.
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2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2024 Dec; 55(12):e344-e424.
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Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. JAMA. 2024 09 24; 332(12):1013-1014.
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Breast Cancer: Risk Assessment, Screening, and Primary Prevention. Med Clin North Am. 2023 Mar; 107(2):271-284.
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Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guideline Endeavour (C-CHANGE) guideline for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care: 2022 update. CMAJ. 2022 11 07; 194(43):E1460-E1480.
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Highlights in ASCVD Primary Prevention for 2021. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 07 05; 11(13):e025973.
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An opportunity for primary prevention research in psychotic disorders. Schizophr Res. 2022 05; 243:433-439.
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Treatments-Preventive. Stroke. 2021 03; 52(3):1118-1120.
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Outcomes of Pediatric Patients With Defibrillators Following Initial Presentation With Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 02; 14(2):e008517.
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Social Network Interventions for HIV Transmission Elimination. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2020 10; 17(5):450-457.
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Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinases Prevents Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2021 06; 14(3):492-502.