Quaternary prevention: a summary
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Quaternary prevention is the prevention of harms by medical interventions and as such a foundation block of medicine (primum non nocere). All services have adverse effects, all services might produce damage to health. A few services produce more benefits than harms in specific situations. Unnecessary and inappropriate services mainly produce harms, and few benefits if any.
- Quaternary prevention: a summary. Gérvas J. Windhoek (Namibia): School of Medicine; 15th March 2012. Download text in English here.