Less is more: Overdiagnosis and overtreatment: evaluation of what physicians tell their patients about screening harms

JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Dec;173(22):2086-7. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.10363.

Authors

Odette Wegwarth¹, Gerd Gigerenzer

Affiliation

¹ Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Harding Center for Risk Literacy, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 24145597
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.10363

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Early Detection of Cancer*
Female
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Male
Medical Errors*
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Assessment
Truth Disclosure*
Unnecessary Procedures*