tertiary prevention

tertiary prevention
reducing the impact of complications and progression of established disease. Examples include cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction, stroke rehabilitation, and screening people with diabetes for diabetic retinopathy. In practice, the distinction between tertiary and secondary prevention is often unclear.

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