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MeSH Heading: Chemoprevention
Tree Number(s): E02.319.162
Unique ID: D018890
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018890
Annotation: IM general or unspecified only; prefer specific chemotherapeutic agent /‌ther use and disease /‌prev
Scope Note: The use of chemical compounds to prevent the development of a specific disease.
Entry Version: CHEMOPREV
Entry Term(s): Chemoprophylaxis
Previous Indexing: specific disease/prevention & control (1966-1995)
See Also: Anticarcinogenic Agents; Secondary Prevention
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/12/27
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

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