The current emphasis on preventive medicine
Saward, E.; Sorensen, A.
Science 200(4344): 889-894
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-8075 PMID: 644331 Document Number: 138554
The requirements of health can be stated simply. Those fortunate enough to be born free of significant congenital disease or disability will remain well if 3 basic needs are met: they must be adequately fed; they must be protected from a wide range of hazards in the environment; and they must not depart radically from the pattern of personal behavior under which man evolved, for example, by smoking, overeating or sedentary living.