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Traditionally, there are three tiers of clinical prevention: (a) primary, before disease onset; (b) secondary, after disease onset but before clinical signs or symptoms; and (c) tertiary, after clinical signs and/or symptoms. Examples include immunization (primary), screening (secondary), and post-diagnostic patient education (tertiary, e.g., teaching patients with pedal peripheral neuropathy to check bathwater temperatures with their arms).

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    Roger J. Zoorob

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    Maria C. Mejia & Robert S. Levine

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  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

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  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

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    Laeth S. Nasir

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Zoorob, R.J., Mejia, M.C., Levine, R.S. (2020). Clinical Prevention. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R., Paulman, A., Nasir, L. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_7-2

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    Clinical Prevention
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_7-2

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