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Netherlands Heart Journal
Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal 1/2024

Open Access 12-12-2023 | Stable Angina Pectoris | Editor’s Comment

‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’

Authors: Ruud F. Spee, Hareld M. Kemps, Tom Vromen

Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Issue 1/2024

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Excerpt

Benjamin Franklin famously advised fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736 that ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.’ Looking even further back in history, a famous Chinese proverb states that inferior doctors cure the disease, mediocre doctors treat the impending disease and superior doctors prevent the disease. This tells us that prevention was always an important theme in human history. The beginning of a new year is the time for looking back, to evaluate the lessons learned and set good intentions for the coming year. Citing the title of the article by Kupper et al. in this issue: it is time for a little less conversation and more action. …
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Metadata
Title
‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’
Authors
Ruud F. Spee
Hareld M. Kemps
Tom Vromen
Publication date
12-12-2023
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in
Netherlands Heart Journal / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Electronic ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-023-01839-3

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