Alzheimer's "Prevention" vs. "Risk Reduction": Transcending Semantics for Clinical Practice.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Publication Title
Front Neurol
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease prevention; dementia prevention; precision medicine; primary prevention; risk reduction; secondary prevention; tertiary prevention
Abstract
The terms "prevention" and "risk reduction" are often used interchangeably in medicine. There is considerable debate, however, over the use of these terms in describing interventions that aim to
Clinical Institute
Neurosciences (Brain & Spine)
Department
Neurosciences
Recommended Citation
Hodes, John F; Oakley, Carlee I; O'Keefe, James H; Lu, Peilin; Galvin, James E; Saif, Nabeel; Bellara, Sonia; Rahman, Aneela; Kaufman, Yakir; Hristov, Hollie; Rajji, Tarek K; Fosnacht Morgan, Anne Marie; Patel, Smita; Merrill, David A; Kaiser, Scott; Meléndez-Cabrero, Josefina; Melendez, Juan A; Krikorian, Robert; and Isaacson, Richard S, "Alzheimer's "Prevention" vs. "Risk Reduction": Transcending Semantics for Clinical Practice." (2018). Articles, Abstracts, and Reports. 1176.
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