"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Primary Prevention" by people in Profiles.
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Integrating environmental risk factors into pediatric cancer care: Laying the groundwork for improved outcomes and primary prevention. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2025 Sep; 55(9):101821.
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Lp(a) testing for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in high-income countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Atherosclerosis. 2025 Oct; 409:120447.
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Primary prevention cardiovascular disease risk prediction model for contemporary Chinese (1?P-CARDIAC): Model derivation and validation using a hybrid statistical and machine-learning approach. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0322419.
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Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75?years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus From the National Lipid Association and the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jun; 73(6):1674-1696.
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The 2024 think tank on prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young: Pathway to survival. A report from the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium. Am Heart J. 2025 Aug; 286:45-55.
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Revisiting ICD Therapy for Primary Prevention in Patients With Heart?Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 01; 13(1):1-13.
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Going from Primary to Primordial Prevention: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Curr Cardiol Rep. 2024 Oct; 26(10):1135-1143.
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When Does Primary Prevention Encroach on Secondary Prevention? Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2024 Sep; 26(9):511-519.
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Research opportunities for the primary prevention and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop report. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 10; 8(Suppl 9).
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Cow's milk-based infant formula supplements in breastfed infants and primary prevention of cow's milk allergy: A commentary of the Committee on Nutrition of the French Society of Pediatrics. Arch Pediatr. 2023 Nov; 30(8):591-594.