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How to diagnose overdiagnosis

How to diagnose overdiagnosis

FromThe BMJ Podcast


How to diagnose overdiagnosis

FromThe BMJ Podcast

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Mar 5, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Overdiagnosis means different things to different people. Stacy Carter, associate professor at the Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine at the University of Sydney argues that we should use a broad term such as too much medicine for advocacy and develop precise, case by case definitions of overdiagnosis for research and clinical purposes.

Read the full analysis article:
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h869

For the full overdiagnosis digital edition:
http://www.bmj.com/specialties/digital-theme-issue-overdiagnosis
Released:
Mar 5, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.