title: Prevention in adults.
abstract: Disease prevention in adults presents challenges to health providers. This article outlines the reasons certain illnesses are targeted for prevention and how recommendations for specific interventions evolved.
authors.affiliation: New Hampshire Dartmouth Family Practice Residencies, Hanover 07355, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Molberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention; D014481:United States