Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Joana. Better safe than sorry? That is the question. Rev Port Med Geral Fam [online]. 2021, vol.37, n.2, pp.187-189.  Epub Apr 30, 2021. ISSN 2182-5173.  https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v37i2.12592.

The family doctor has a central role in promoting health and preventing disease through his closest contact with the patient, family, and community. This should encourage the practice of healthy lifestyles in all its contacts with the patient and early diagnosis disease situations, in the context of suggestive signs and symptoms. In addition, there are screenings that can be applied. On the other hand, there are more and more doubts about the benefit of performing check-ups to the entire population, constantly seeking, and treating risk factors for individuals, with more and more evidence of the lack of benefits in morbidity and mortality and the growing risk of interventions.

Keywords : Prevention; Family doctor; Quaternary prevention.

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