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Addressing overuse in emergency medicine: evidence of a role for greater patient engagement

Overuse of health care refers to tests, treatments, and even health care settings when used in circumstances where they are unlikely to help. Overuse is not only wasteful, it threatens patient safety by exposing patients to a greater chance of harm than benefit. It is a widespread problem and has pr...

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Autor principal: Newton, Erika H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29306268
http://dx.doi.org/10.15441/ceem.17.233