Overdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review.
Kevin JenniskensJoris A H de GrootJohannes B ReitsmaKarel G M MoonsLotty HooftChristiana A NaaktgeborenPublished in: BMJ open (2017)
Overdiagnosis is discussed across virtually all clinical fields and in different contexts. The variability in characteristics between studies and lack of consensus on overdiagnosis definition indicate the need for a uniform typology to improve coherence and comparability of studies on overdiagnosis.
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