title: Implementation of Quaternary Prevention in the Korean Healthcare System: Lessons From the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Outbreak in the Republic of Korea.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Myon
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bae
mesh_terms: D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011635:Public Health Administration; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Delivery of health care; Health promotion; Patient safety; Prevention