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Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 9/2014

01-09-2014 | COMMENTARY

Diagnosing overdiagnosis: conceptual challenges and suggested solutions

Author: Bjorn Hofmann

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 9/2014

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Overdiagnosis is a fundamental challenge to modern health care [1]. It is claimed to be “the biggest problem posed by modern medicine” [2], leading to unnecessary suffering and significant costs [1]. In the USA it is estimated that it results in more than $200bn wasted on unnecessary treatment every year [3], and that 30 % of the health care spending is on ineffective measures [4, 5]. …
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Metadata
Title
Diagnosing overdiagnosis: conceptual challenges and suggested solutions
Author
Bjorn Hofmann
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-014-9920-5

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