Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Download or read book Guide to Clinical Preventive Services written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhaustive report on recommended clinical preventive services that should be provided to patients in the course of routine clinical care, including screening for vascular, neoplastic and infectious diseases, and metabolic, hematologic, ophthalmologic and ontologic, prenatal, and musculoskeletal disorders. Also, mental disorders and substance abuse, counseling, and immunization. The majority of deaths below age 65 are preventable. This Guide results from the most comprehensive evaluation and synthesis of preventive interventions to date.