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prevention & control

Known as: preventive measures, preventive therapy, prophylaxis 
Used with disease headings for increasing human or animal resistance against disease (e.g., immunization), for control of transmission agents, for… 
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Screening for tuberculosis in adults with advanced HIV infection prior to preventive therapy.
It is important to exclude tuberculosis prior to preventive therapy, but this can be difficult in patients with symptomatic human… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Anticonvulsant drugs in the treatment of substance withdrawal.
Although detoxification cannot, in itself, be considered a treatment for addiction, it is one of the most pivotal phases. In… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The risk of coronary heart disease in men with erectile dysfunction.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Anticariogenic Effect of Amine Fluorides on Streptococcus sobrinus and Glucosyltransferase in Biofilms
Dental caries is a chronic infectious disease caused by the accumulation of bacterial plaque (biofilm) on tooth surfaces… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Injection drug use and preventive measures: a comparison of Canadian and western European jurisdictions over time.
Injection drug use (IDU) is associated with many harms and costs in both Canadian and Western European jurisdictions. Illness (in… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Accidental ingestion of methadone by children in Merseyside
The potential for accidental ingestion of methadone by children was highlighted in America in the 1970s.*RF 1-5* We studied… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Potential Risks and Preventive Measures for Pulmonary Aspiration: New Concepts in Preoperative Fasting Guidelines
he practice of safely preparing patients for anesthesia traditionally has included fasting for at T least 6 h preoperatively… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Blood lead levels in South African inner-city children.
Little is known about childhood lead absorption in South Africa. In this study a cross-sectional analytic survey was carried out… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Abnormal computed tomography brain scans in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: serial long-term follow-up.
In a previous study we reported the occurrence of computed tomographic (CT) brain-scan abnormalities in a group of asymptomatic… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Prevention of virus B hepatitis (SH hepatitis).
Traditional preventive measures against virus B hepatitis (SH, MS-2), new measures based on the detection of the Australia (Au… 
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