The challenge of overdiagnosis begins with its definition

S. M. Carter; W. Rogers; I. Heath; C. Degeling; J. Doust; A. Barratt

doi:10.1136/bmj.h869

The challenge of overdiagnosis begins with its definition

S. M. Carter^*, W. Rogers, I. Heath, C. Degeling, J. Doust, A. Barratt

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Abstract

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

Original language	English
Article number	869
Pages (from-to)	h869
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Medical Journal
Volume	350
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h869
Publication status	Published - 4 Mar 2015

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