Similar to infectious and other acute disease surveillance, surveillance for chronic diseases has been implemented largely for diseases that are dreaded because of their consequences (disability and death).
They are relevant not only because of their prevalence, but also because of their consequences in the short, medium and long term, which far exceed the immediate concerns of the healthcare system [ 5].
The differences in mental disorders between subgroups of JSOs as well as between JSOs re-referred for a sexual offense and JSOs who were re-referred for another (non-sexual) offense are important because of their consequences for treatment as well as for the course of offending behavior.
In this article we describe a set of beliefs and values that makes Perón and his followers desire these policies, sometimes because of an incomplete understanding of their consequences, and sometimes because their objective exceeds the immediate material outcome (for example, they demand "fairness" in labor relations).
In other words, a deontological approach calls for doing certain things on principle or because they are inherently right, whereas a teleological approach advocates that certain kinds of actions are right because of the goodness of their consequences.
Extreme precipitation events have attracted a great deal of attention among the scientific community because of their devastating consequences on human livelihood and socio-economic development.
Such dual disorders are a matter of great concern because of their serious consequences for the patients, their families, health services, and society.
Osteoporotic fractures constitute a serious health problem not only because of their severe consequences for patients in terms of pain and limited function, but also because of their important social and economic repercussions.
The observed cytogenetic phenomena should also be studied because of their functional consequences, with regard to the control of sex determination, chromosome size and morphology, and the mechanisms of gene repositioning.
Citron favours a more proactive legal approach: "Criminal convictions are powerful deterrents because of their lasting collateral consequences.
