Recommendations for clinic prevention: relevant aspects in elderly people

• Autor(a) principal: Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Mondelli,Alessandro Lia, Valle,Adriana Polachini do
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/283
• topic: Clinical evaluation, clinical prevention, grade of recommendation.

<p>The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) released a summary of the "Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services". It is a publication based on "Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services" published by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). These recommendations are provided only as an aid to physicians in making clinical decisions about the care of their patients. They reflect the clinic references existing at the time of publication. But its only should be used with the clear understanding that continued research may result in new knowledge and consequently there is a need for updates. Some recommendations of the USPSTF are important in clinical practice with the elderly.</p>