History GCSE
Preventative medicine
What Preventative medicine means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Preventative medicine
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A proactive rather than reactive approach to medicine, shown by modern understanding of disease transmission and lifestyle factors.
Topics that use Preventative medicine
- Option 11: c1900–present: Medicine in modern Britain - 2 Approaches to prevention and treatment (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Government intervention
- High-tech medical and surgical treatment
- Mass vaccinations
- NHS
- Antibiotics
- Magic bullets
Using Preventative medicine in the exam
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