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Regarding the [[opportunity cost]] of primary prevention of diseases, one analysis concluded, "opportunities for efficient investment in [[health care]] programs are roughly equal for prevention and treatment."<ref name="pmid18272889">{{cite journal |author=Cohen JT, Neumann PJ, Weinstein MC |title=Does preventive care save money? Health economics and the presidential candidates |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=358 |issue=7 |pages=661–3 |year=2008 |month=February |pmid=18272889 |doi=10.1056/NEJMp0708558 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=18272889&promo=ONFLNS19 |issn=}}</ref> | Regarding the [[opportunity cost]] of primary prevention of diseases, one analysis concluded, "opportunities for efficient investment in [[health care]] programs are roughly equal for prevention and treatment."<ref name="pmid18272889">{{cite journal |author=Cohen JT, Neumann PJ, Weinstein MC |title=Does preventive care save money? Health economics and the presidential candidates |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=358 |issue=7 |pages=661–3 |year=2008 |month=February |pmid=18272889 |doi=10.1056/NEJMp0708558 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=18272889&promo=ONFLNS19 |issn=}}</ref> | ||
Insufficient time hinders the ability of the [[primary care physician]] to deliver primary prevention.<ref name="pmid12660210">{{cite journal| author=Yarnall KS, Pollak KI, Østbye T, Krause KM, Michener JL| title=Primary care: is there enough time for prevention? | journal=Am J Public Health | year= 2003 | volume= 93 | issue= 4 | pages= 635-41 | pmid=12660210 | doi= | pmc=PMC1447803 | url= }} </ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:58, 26 May 2011
Primary prevention is "specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. these include health promotion, including mental health; protective procedures, such as communicable disease control; and monitoring and regulation of environmental pollutants. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from secondary prevention, which is the prevention of complications or after-effects of a drug or surgical procedure, and tertiary prevention, the amelioration of the after-effects of a disease."[1]
Regarding the opportunity cost of primary prevention of diseases, one analysis concluded, "opportunities for efficient investment in health care programs are roughly equal for prevention and treatment."[2]
Insufficient time hinders the ability of the primary care physician to deliver primary prevention.[3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Primary prevention (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Cohen JT, Neumann PJ, Weinstein MC (February 2008). "Does preventive care save money? Health economics and the presidential candidates". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (7): 661–3. DOI:10.1056/NEJMp0708558. PMID 18272889. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Yarnall KS, Pollak KI, Østbye T, Krause KM, Michener JL (2003). "Primary care: is there enough time for prevention?". Am J Public Health 93 (4): 635-41. PMID 12660210. PMC PMC1447803. [e]