The challenge of overdiagnosis begins with its definition

The challenge of overdiagnosis begins with its definition

Overdiagnosis means different things to different people. S M Carter and colleagues argue that we should use a broad term such as too much medicine for advocacy and develop precise, case by case definitions of overdiagnosis for research and clinical purposes

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ (Online) 2015-03, Vol.350 (mar04 2), p.h869-h869
Hauptverfasser: Carter, S M, Rogers, W, Heath, I, Degeling, C, Doust, J, Barratt, A
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Sprache:eng
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Asymptomatic
Cancer
Diagnostic Errors
Ethics
Health care
Humans
Illnesses
Mammography
Medical screening
Medicine
Quality of life
Terminology as Topic
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Zusammenfassung:Overdiagnosis means different things to different people. S M Carter and colleagues argue that we should use a broad term such as too much medicine for advocacy and develop precise, case by case definitions of overdiagnosis for research and clinical purposes
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.h869