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Quaternary prevention: reviewing the concept: Quaternary prevention aims to protect patients from medical harm

Background: According to the Wonca International Dictionary for General/Family Practice Quaternary Prevention is defined as: ‘Action taken to identify patient at risk of overmedicalization, to protect him from new medical invasion, and to suggest to him interventions, which are ethically acceptable....

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Autores principales: Martins, Carlos, Godycki-Cwirko, Maciek, Heleno, Bruno, Brodersen, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5795741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29384397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2017.1422177