Abstract: Introduction: Quaternary prevention (P4) and health promotion (PS) are been developing in parallel. Objective: To present and discuss some relations of convergence between P4 and PS. Methods: This is a theoretical essay that relates ideas and literature selected unsystematically, considered essential for the discussion of the relationships addressed. Results: P4 converges with PS in two ways: a) due to its relationship with social medicalization and b) due to its convergence with actions that Geoffrey Rose called ‘reductive’ preventive meas...
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