Balancing benefits and harms in public health prevention programmes mandated by governments

BMJ. 2004 Jul 3;329(7456):41-3; discussion 43-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.41.

Abstract

Even when scientific evidence for a preventive health intervention is strong, many barriers exist to population-wide implementation

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Choice Behavior
  • Congenital Abnormalities / prevention & control
  • Edible Grain
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Folic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Food, Fortified
  • Government Programs / organization & administration
  • Health Policy
  • Health Promotion / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Preventive Health Services / organization & administration
  • Public Health*
  • Safety
  • Vereinigtes Königreich
  • Vaccines / adverse effects

Substances

  • Vaccines
  • Folic Acid