Rose: sick individuals and sick populations

What changed

Separated causes of individual cases from causes of population incidence and contrasted prevention strategies.

Scientific scope

The record is Rose’s sole-author 1985 International Journal of Epidemiology article. It is a conceptual epidemiological framework, not evidence that every population intervention is beneficial, ethical or cost-effective, and later prevention guidance remains separate.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is Rose’s sole-author 1985 International Journal of Epidemiology article. It is a conceptual epidemiological framework, not evidence that every population intervention is beneficial, ethical or cost-effective, and later prevention guidance remains separate.

Contributors

• Geoffrey Rose · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.

• Oxford Academic page for Sick Individuals and Sick Populations
• PubMed record for Rose paper

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