ETHIC PROBLEMS OF PREDICTING HEALTH-STATU S - THE USE OF DISEASE RISK-FACTORS

It has been shown with special reference to the studied risk factors o f coronary heart disease that at present a differentiated approach to the evaluation of epidemiological and experimental data is required. T he pathogenetic interpretation of the data may seem relatively obvious , whereas the practical evaluation of individual risk of health loss a nd death as well as preventive measures are not effective and attracti ve enough for an individual subject. Introduction of individual progno sis and preventive programs should be based by means of analysis of th e benefit and losses ratio due to those programs.