Limited duty programs after a cumulative trauma injury is an example of which of the following levels of prevention?
1. Primary prevention
2. Secondary prevention
3. Tertiary prevention
4. Assessment
ANS: 3
Tertiary prevention includes those interventions aimed at disability limitation and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability.
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