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Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Quaternary Prevention
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Quaternary Prevention
Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Quaternary Prevention
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Delivery of Health Care > Quaternary Prevention
Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Delivery of Health Care > Quaternary Prevention
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Preventive Health Services > Quaternary Prevention

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Quaternary Prevention  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • Actions taken to protect individuals (i.e. persons/patients) from unnecessary medical interventions that are likely to cause more harm than good.

History note

  • 2020

In other languages

  • kvaternaaripreventio

    Finnish

  • potilaiden suojaaminen medikalisaation ja ylidiagnostiikan haitoilta
  • potilaiden suojeleminen medikalisaation ja ylidiagnostiikan haitoilta
  • Kvartär prevention

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000081404

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