Abstract
That prevention is better than cure is a truism. Doctors have often been accused of taking little interest in prevention, concentrating instead on ‘established disease’. Is this condemnation justified? And can we do more than we have done to prevent disease?
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Kendell, R.E. (1979). Br. Med. J., 1, 367
Stewart, I.McD.G. (1953). Lancet, 1, 1261
Leading article (1970). Br. Med. J., 1, 450
Todd, J.W. (1965). Lancet, 1, 797
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1981 J.W. Todd
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Todd, J.W. (1981). Prevention. In: The State of Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7245-5_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7245-5_4
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-011-7247-9
Online ISBN: 978-94-011-7245-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive