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Editorial

. 2016 Oct 13;375(15):1483-1486.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1608683.

Solving the Problem of Overdiagnosis

Joann G Elmore¹

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PMID: 27732826
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1608683

Editorial

Solving the Problem of Overdiagnosis

Joann G Elmore. N Engl J Med. 2016.

. 2016 Oct 13;375(15):1483-1486.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1608683.

Author

Joann G Elmore¹

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¹ From the Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.

PMID: 27732826
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1608683

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