Quaternary Prevention and limits in medicine

Authors

  • Marc Jamoulle Espace Temps maison de santé, Charleroi, family doctor, investigador em Cuidados Primários. Departement Universitiare de Médecine Générale of the Université de Liège (DUMG ULg).
  • Luís Filipe Gomes Universidade do Algarve (UAlg). Faro,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc9(31)867

Keywords:

Conflict of Interest, Medicalization, Quaternary Prevention, Family Practice

Abstract

The concept of Quaternary Prevention, a questioning upon the basis of medical action, was born from the articulation of the doctor-patient relationship. It refers to all medical activities being an important tool for family medicine. It is an ethical question about the excesses of too much and too little medicine which provides some answers.

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Author Biography

Marc Jamoulle, Espace Temps maison de santé, Charleroi, family doctor, investigador em Cuidados Primários. Departement Universitiare de Médecine Générale of the Université de Liège (DUMG ULg).

Family Practitioner. Health data management specialist.

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Published

2013-12-31

How to Cite

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Jamoulle M, Gomes LF. Quaternary Prevention and limits in medicine. Rev Bras Med Fam Comunidade [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];9(31):186-91. Available from: https://rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/867

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