Alzheimer's "Prevention" vs. "Risk Reduction": Transcending Semantics for Clinical Practice.

Publication Title

Front Neurol

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2018

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)

Specialty

Neurosciences

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