My health ‐ whose responsibility? Healthy behaviours and prophylactic drugs

Abstract

The preservation of health is ultimately the responsibility of each individual person. It differs fundamentally from the treatment of disease, which has been delegated to health‐care professionals. In this paper I consider certain health‐care behaviours, and then comment on issues relevant to prophylactic medicines.

Citation

Elwood, P. (2011), "My health ‐ whose responsibility? Healthy behaviours and prophylactic drugs", Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 50-55. https://doi.org/10.5042/qiaoa.2011.0146