Back to Basics: Overdiagnosis Is About Unwarranted Diagnosis

Epidemiologic studies of overdiagnosis are challenged by unclear definitions and the absence of unified measures. This spurs great controversies. Etymologically, overdiagnosis means too much diagnosis and stems from the inability to distinguish what is important from what is not. Accordingly, in ord...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of epidemiology 2019-10, Vol.188 (10), p.1812-1817
1. Verfasser:	Hofmann, Bjørn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Diagnosis Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Disease Progression Epidemiology Humans Medical diagnosis Medical Overuse - statistics & numerical data Prognosis Terminology as Topic Uncertainty
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