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. 2015 May 15;4(8):557-8.
doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.98.

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

Hamilton Wagner  1
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Quaternary Prevention and the Challenges to Develop a Good Practice Comment on "Quaternary Prevention, an Answer of Family Doctors to Overmedicalization"

Hamilton Wagner. Int J Health Policy Manag. .

Abstract

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 about populations profile, independent research analysis, and an understandable format by ordinary people.

Keywords: Literature Problems; Practice; Quaternary Prevention.

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