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

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 languageEnglish
Article numberh869
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalBMJ (Online)
Volume350
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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