[Health as utopia. Grounds and causes of lack of demand for early diagnostic measures (author's transl)]. / Utopie Gesundheit. Gründe und Ursachen für mangelnde Inanspruchnahme von Früherkennungsuntersuchungen.

The quite obvious neglect of prophylactic measures cannot be attributed to a single cause only. Ground are rather to be found both in the psychic disposition and in the social stratum of the population as well as in the nature of the prophylaxis available. A synopsis leads to the conclusion that effective prevention requires not only changing the attitude of the patient or the population but also that of the supplier of the health promoting services.