prevention & control
| Subheading | prevention & control |
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| Record Type | Q |
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| Entry Version | PREV |
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| Abbreviation | PC |
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| Scope Note | Used with disease headings for increasing human or animal resistance against disease (e.g., immunization), for control of transmission agents, for prevention and control of environmental hazards, or for prevention and control of social factors leading to disease. It includes preventive measures in individual cases. |
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| Annotation | subhead only; includes "preventive therapy"; includes vaccination; for prevention on epidemiologic or personal level; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.58; DF: /prev or /PC CATALOG: may be subdivided geographically |
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| Online Note | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/PC or PC (SH) or SUBS APPLY PC |
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| History Note | 66; used with Category C & F 1966-67; C, F & G 1968-74; C, F1, F3, G3 & I1 1975-89; C & F3 1990 forward |
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| Entry Term | control |
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| Entry Term | prevention |
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| Entry Term | preventive measures |
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| Entry Term | preventive therapy |
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| Entry Term | prophylaxis |
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| Date of Entry | 19731227 |
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| Revision Date | 20040713 |
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| Date Established | 19960101 |
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| Unique ID | Q000517 |
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