preventive approach

collocation in English

meaningsofpreventiveandapproach

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preventive
adjective[before noun]
uk
/prɪˈven.tɪv/us
/prɪˈven.t̬ɪv/
intended to stop something before ...
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approach
noun
uk
/əˈprəʊtʃ/us
/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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(Definition ofpreventiveandapproachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Restoration of the metabolic balance, using anti-cytokine or anabolic agents, is therefore theoretically attractive as apreventiveapproachto frailty.
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Such apreventiveapproachis simply not only practical, but it has proven realistic!
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Although apreventiveapproachagainst the primordial trigger to a pathologic event is always preferable, it may not be possible especially if there is a genetic predisposition.
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Lastly, the importance of apreventiveapproachto the aspects of health and safety at work, targeting both workers and employers.
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This is why we must take apreventiveapproachwhich will ensure that an adequate risk assessment is carried out at the workplace.
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This is thepreventiveapproachwhich we should now ensure before there is another flare-up.
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If the money is not secured in the budget and apreventiveapproachcannot be taken, the consequences, financial and otherwise, may be much greater.
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This, after all, is apreventiveapproachto disease.
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Whatever the background to the crime, the aim of thepreventiveapproachis to keep such a person safely out of society.
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Thepreventiveapproachis certainly not a passive option; it needs each and every one of us to play a role.
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First, routine dental examination has to be the basis of anypreventiveapproachto dental health.
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The original objective of the community partnership was to create an effective and sustainablepreventiveapproachwhile ensuring law enforcement.
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We therefore need to adopt apreventiveapproachacross the board, particularly in the conservation of our land.
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The capitation arrangements for the dental care of children are an important part of thepreventiveapproach.
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There has been a significant development during the war of health education—and a new interest in thepreventiveapproachto health.
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Only in this way is a genuinely proactive,preventiveapproachpossible.
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These schemes demonstrate a move away from what is sometimes called "reactive"or"fire brigade" policing towards apreventiveapproach.
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However, the effective development of apreventiveapproachdepends not only on the doctor but on other members of the practice team.
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We are all aware that things will be much worse in the future if there is nopreventiveapproach.
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The modern treatment of disease by antibiotics and modern drugs is spectacular, but still the most rewarding approach to disease is thepreventiveapproach.
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