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Editorial |
The prevention paradox or the inequality paradox?
Peter AllebeckDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Correspondence: Peter Allebeck, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, e-mail: Peter.Allebeck@ki.se
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In February this year, a new edition of Geoffrey Rose's classical book Strategy of Preventive Medicine was published, with a commentary by Kay-Tee Khaw and Michael Marmot.1 The commentary summarizes the life and work of Geoffrey Rose, explains the main content and impact of the classical book and gives plenty of examples that illustrate the validity of Rose's theses. Coincidentally, in the February issue of the American Journal of Public Health