Quaternary Prevention and the Challenges to Develop a Good Practice; Comment on “Quaternary Prevention, an Answer of Family Doctors to Overmedicalization”

The article analyzes literature problems using as a parameter the quaternary prevention concept, introducing guidelines to have good shared decisions that avoid overdiagnosis and overtreatment and improve the quality of life. The author proposes a four-step approach: reliable evidence, awareness abo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_3024_84bad51206047d5cabf4553bd2197cc3.html