title: [Prevention in general practice--results of a study of ambulatory health care in the Waadt and Freiburg cantons].
abstract: Data on medical consultations were collected from a representative sample of self-employed physicians showing that prevention activities comprised only a small proportion of ambulatory medical care. Preventive acts are more frequent among pediatricians and gynecologists, however. The current health system favours therapeutic aspects of medicine over preventive aspects: Lack of adequate training of physicians and modes of payment for medical acts tend to discourage prevention by doctors.
authors: Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, Lausanne.
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authors: Hausser
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authors: Jeangros
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000639:trends*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010819:Physician's Role; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Prävention in der Arzt-praxis--Resultate einer Untersuchung über die ambulante Gesundheitsversorgung in den Kantonen Waadt und Freiburg.