Implementation of Quaternary Prevention in the Korean Healthcare System: Lessons From the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Outbreak in the Republic of Korea.
- Author:
Jong Myon BAE
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- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Prevention; Delivery of health care; Health promotion; Patient safety
- MeSH: Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology/*prevention & control; *Delivery of Health Care; Disease Outbreaks; Health Promotion; Humans; Public Health Administration; Republic of Korea/epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2015;48(6):271-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Quaternary prevention should be implemented to minimize harm to patients because the ultimate goal of medicine is to prevent disease and promote health. Primary care physicians have a major responsibility in quaternary prevention, and the establishment of clinical epidemiology as a distinct field of study would create a role charged with minimizing patient harm arising from over-medicalization.
