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Survey of public definitions of the term ‘overdiagnosis’ in the UK

OBJECTIVES: To determine how ‘overdiagnosis’ is currently conceptualised among adults in the UK in light of previous research, which has found that the term is difficult for the public to understand and awareness is low. This study aimed to add to current debates on healthcare in which overdiagnosis...

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Autores principales: Ghanouni, Alex, Meisel, Susanne F, Renzi, Cristina, Wardle, Jane, Waller, Jo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4838699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27053274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010723