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Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care.

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Overdiagnosis was well recognized in the second half of the 20th century from the advent of widespread screening for cancers.[1][1],[2][2] However, overdiagnosis has received much more widespread attention by health care providers and policy makers in the 21st century following the seminal writings

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Harminder Singh, James A Dickinson, Guylène Thériault, Roland Grad, Stéphane Groulx, Brenda J Wilson, Olga Szafran, Neil R Bell

Institutions: CancerCare Manitoba, University of Manitoba, University of Calgary, McGill University, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Université de Sherbrooke, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne, Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Alberta

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare cost, quality, practices

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2890627418

FWCI: 4.625

Cites: 33

Cited by: 55

Related to: 10