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Although new diagnostics may advance the time of diagnoses in selected patients, they will increase the frequency of false alarms, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment in others. Bjorn Hofmann and H. Gilbert… Click to show full abstract
Although new diagnostics may advance the time of diagnoses in selected patients, they will increase the frequency of false alarms, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment in others. Bjorn Hofmann and H. Gilbert Welch explain how to minimise harm
Keywords:
tests harm;
new diagnostic;
diagnostic tests;
harm good
Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017
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