New England Journal of Medicine · 2018 · 54 citations · 5 references
Preventive ServicesHealth PreventionPreventive MedicinePrevention ProgramsIntervention ScienceEffective Behavioral InterventionsPublic HealthHealth Services Research’ THealth SciencesHealth PolicyHealth InterventionPrevention SystemDisease PreventionHealth PromotionIntervention MechanismParadigm ShiftIntervention StrategiesHealth EconomicsPreventive CarePrevention Science
Historically, preventive services have been adopted only if they save money, whereas treatments have been evaluated on the basis of their benefits and risks, regardless of their cost. As a result, effective behavioral interventions haven’t been translated into practice.
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