Overdiagnosis: when good intentions meet vested interests--an essay by Iona Heath

BMJ. 2013 Oct 25:347:f6361. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6361.
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MeSH terms

  • Aging
  • Asymptomatic Diseases
  • Developed Countries
  • Diagnostic Errors / ethics
  • Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control*
  • Diagnostic Errors / psychology
  • Health Policy
  • Health Promotion
  • Humans
  • Intention
  • Politics
  • Precision Medicine
  • Preventive Health Services
  • Unnecessary Procedures* / adverse effects
  • Unnecessary Procedures* / ethics
  • Unnecessary Procedures* / psychology