Do doctors and other healthcare professionals know overdiagnosis in screening and how are they deali...
Do doctors and other healthcare professionals know overdiagnosis in screening and how are they dealing with it? A protocol for a mixed methods systematic review
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London: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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IntroductionOverdiagnosis is the diagnosis of a disease that would never have caused any symptom or problem. It is a harmful side effect of screening and may lead to unnecessary treatment, costs and emotional drawbacks. Doctors and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) have the opportunity to mitigate these consequences, not only by informing their...
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Do doctors and other healthcare professionals know overdiagnosis in screening and how are they dealing with it? A protocol for a mixed methods systematic review
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_6b3920f498834cecae13a3b78efc692d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_6b3920f498834cecae13a3b78efc692d
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2044-6055
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2044-6055
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10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054267
