Quaternary prevention: a task of the general practitioner

-“Prevention is better than cure”. This principle is undisputed. New knowledge points to the fact that prevention can  also  do  harm.  Under  the  concept  “quaternary  prevention”  efforts  are  currently  focused  on  finding  the  right measure of preventive care, true to the old medical tenet “primum non nocere”.

• Quaternary prevention: a task of the general practitioner. Kuehlein, T., Sghedoni, D., Visentin, G., Gérvas, J., Jamoule, M. [Quartäre Prävention, eine Aufgabe für Hausärzte]. PrimaryCare. 2010; 10(18): 350-4. Download article here.