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nxgwhatxglevelxgofxgpreventionxgisxgthexgpatientxgparticipating?
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oningxgasxgpossible,xgdespitexgthexglimitationsxgcausedxgbyxgillnessxgorxgimpairment.xgThisxg
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esponsexgtoxgaxgpatientxgwhoxgstates:xg"Me,xgexercise?xgIxghaven'txgdonexgthatxgsincexgjuni
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A)xg"That'sxgfine.xgExercisexgisxgbadxgforxgyouxganyway."
B)xg"OK.xgIxgwantxgyouxgtoxgwalkxg3xgmilesxg4xgtimesxgaxgweek,xgandxgI'llxgseexgyouxginxg1xgm
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exghelpfulxgforxgyou?"
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sxgandxgvegetablesxgeveryxgday."xg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
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A)xgPrimaryxgprevention
B)xgSecondaryxgprevention
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termxgdiseasexgorxgdisabilityxgbyxginterventionsxgdirectedxgatxgpreventingxgcomplicationsxga
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exghelpfulxgforxgyou?"
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sxgandxgvegetablesxgeveryxgday."xg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
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