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The concept of prevention: a good idea gone astray?
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- Published on: 5 August 2008
- Published on: 5 August 2008Prevention or PostponementShow More
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I enjoyed this well observed article. I wonder if there is a simpler distinction we could make.
When we prevent a case of tetanus or polio or other infection then that illness never occurs.
When we are talking about "preventing" the chronic degenerative illnesses such as IHD and stroke we are probably not preventing them entirely. We are usually postponing the onset of their ill effects so...
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