Abstract Background: According to the Wonca International Dictionary for General/Family
Practice Quaternary Prevention is defined as:'Action taken to identify patient at risk of …

BACKGROUND: An operational definition of serious mental illness (SMI) with well-defined
inclusion criteria allows the identification of the most vulnerable individuals and secures …

La prevención cuaternaria evita o atenúa las consecuencias de la actividad innecesaria o
excesiva del sistema sanitario. La iatrogenia producida por la actividad sanitaria es un …

In response to the questioning of Health Policy and Management (HPAM) by colleagues on
the role of rank and file family physicians in the same journal, the author, a family physician …

Tratado de medicina de família e comunidade chega à 2ª edição revisto e ampliado para
refletir o que há de mais relevante sobre o assunto, enfocando princípios, formação e …

Background Medical overuse is a topic of growing interest in health care systems and
especially in primary care. It comprises both over investigation and overtreatment …

The nature of decision making in healthcare is complex and crucial. It is essential to have a
tool that helps with accurate and correct decisions based on real-time data. Moreover, the …

Clinical prevention, under the influence of public health, has been organised in a
chronological manner since the middle of the 20th century. A paradigm shift from a …

A prevenção clínica, sob a influência da saúde pública, foi organizada de forma
cronológica, desde meados do século XX. No entanto, uma mudança de paradigma de uma …

CONCLUSION To sum up, it's not the medicalisation that has to be prevented, but medical
interventions that are likely to cause more harm than good to patients. We believe that this …