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Chemoprevention
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Chemoprophylaxis
The use of chemical compounds to prevent the development of a specific disease.
National Institutes of Health
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis
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Fenretinide
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1989
1989
Use of insecticide-impregnated bed nets in Gambian primary health care: economic aspects.
C. Maccormack
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R. Snow
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B. Greenwood
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
1989
Corpus ID: 37680191
Village-wide use of permethrin-impregnated bed nets, compared with placebo-treated nets, has reduced clinical attacks of malaria…
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1989
1989
Treatment of an Influenza A Outbreak in a Teaching Nursing Home
N. Peters
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Steven Oboler
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C. Hair
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L. Laxson
,
Jan Kost
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G. Meiklejohn
Journal of The American Geriatrics Society
1989
Corpus ID: 29749704
The safety and efficacy of current ACIP guidelines for the prevention and control of influenza in nursing home populations are…
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Antiviral chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis.
R. Dolin
Science
1985
Corpus ID: 20188862
Antiviral compounds have been developed for use in chemoprophylaxis and chemotherapy of a variety of infections in humans…
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1985
1985
Chemoprophylaxis of bacterial meningitis.
U. Schaad
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
1985
Corpus ID: 44867664
Review
1972
Review
1972
Minocycline in the Chemoprophylaxis of Meningococcal Disease
R. Guttler
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H. N. Beaty
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
1972
Corpus ID: 9253748
An outbreak of meningococcal disease occurred among basic combat trainees at Fort Lewis, Wash., in the first 3 months of 1971…
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1971
1971
Meningococcal infections. 1. Prevalence of serogroups causing disease in US Army personnel in 1964-70.
M. Artenstein
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H. Schneider
,
M. Tingley
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
1971
Corpus ID: 5246876
Examination of large numbers of strains of meningococci associated with systemic disease in US Army personnel over a 7-year…
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1970
1970
Primary drug-resistant tuberculosis. Report of an outbreak.
M. Steiner
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A. D. Chaves
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H. Lyons
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P. Steiner
,
C. Portugaleza
New England Journal of Medicine
1970
Corpus ID: 19623170
Abstract In an outbreak of tuberculosis, a strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from the source case, before the…
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1970
1970
Rheumatic fever chemoprophylaxis and penicillin-resistant gingival organisms.
W. Spencer
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C. Thornsberry
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M. Moody
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N. Wenger
Annals of Internal Medicine
1970
Corpus ID: 33788975
Abstract Penicillin-resistant gingival organisms occur in patients on oral penicillin rheumatic fever chemoprophylaxis. Gingival…
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Review
1969
Review
1969
Malaria imported to the United States from Vietnam. Chemoprophylaxis evaluated in returning soldiers.
O. Barrett
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G. Skrzypek
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W. Datel
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J. D. Goldstein
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
1969
Corpus ID: 6783454
Abstract In addition to the high incidence of malaria among the American millitary in Vietnam, there has been a progressive…
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Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Factors in prophylaxis behavior in treating rheumatic fever: an exploratory study.
F. Heinzelmann
Journal of Health and Human Behavior
1962
Corpus ID: 5785435
Since 1953, the American Heart Association has promoted the concept of prophylaxis for rheumatic fever.' This recommendation is…
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