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Secondary
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SECONDARY, construction. That which comes after the first, which is primary: as, the primary law of, nations the secondary law of nations.

SECONDARY, English law. An officer who is second or next to the chief officer; as secondaries to the prothonotaries of the courts of king's bench, or common pleas; secondary of the remembrancer in the exchequer, &c. Jacob, L. D. h.t.


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The section on cancer discusses the nutrition role in primary and secondary prevention, as well as tertiary treatment, including an adequate review of the literature on nutritional treatment of cachexia.
Other telephone-based secondary prevention ambulatory care services are also being trialled in WA.
Secondary prevention aims to respond quickly when low level problems arise and prevent them getting worse.
 
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