Rose's Strategy of Preventive Medicine (Paperback, Revised edition)

The Strategy of Preventive Medicine by Geoffrey Rose, first published in 1993, remains a key text for anyone involved in preventive medicine. Rose's insights into the inextricable relationship between ill health, or deviance, in individuals and populations they come from, have transformed our whole approach to strategies for improving health. His personal and unique book, based on many years research, sets out the case that the essential determinants of the health of society are to be found in its mass characteristics. The deviant minority can only be understood when seen in its societal context, and effective prevention requires changes which involve the population as a whole. He explores the options for prevention, considering them from various viewpoints - theoretical and scientific, sociological and political, practical and ethical. The applications of his ideas are illustrated by a variety of examples ranging from heart disease to alcoholism to road accidents. His pioneering work focused on a population wide approach to the prevention of common medical and behavioral disorders has become the classic text on the subject.
This reissue brings the original text to a new generation involved in preventive medicine. Kay-Tee Khaw and Michael Marmot retain the original text intact, but have added their own perspective on the work. They examine what relevance Rose's ideas might have in the era of the human genome project and other major scientific advances, they consider examples of how the theory might be applied and generalised in medicine and beyond, and discuss what implications it holds for the future. There is also an explanation of the population perspective, clarifying the oftenconfused thinking and arguments about determinants of individual cases and determinants of population incidence.
Rose's Strategy of Preventive Medicine will ensure that this seminal work continues to be read by future generations.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2008
First published:	April 2008
Authors:	Geoffrey Rose
Introduction by:	Kay-Tee Khaw • Michael Marmot
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-263097-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Medical screening Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	0-19-263097-0
Barcode:	9780192630971

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