Abdul's beliefs about preventing overtreatment or overmedication and exploring alternative treatment methods fall under quaternary prevention. Quaternary prevention focuses on avoiding unnecessary medical interventions and protecting patients from harmful actions by the healthcare system, aligning with his emphasis on analyzing treatment options beyond the most accepted prescriptions.
Abdul firmly believes that in order to prevent the overtreatment or overmedication of patients in the healthcare system, doctors must analyze other ways in which to treat their patients besides the most accepted and prescribed method. What type of prevention would Abdul's beliefs fall under?
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• primary prevention
• secondary prevention
• tertiary prevention
• quaternary prevention
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