Public health implications of overscreening for carotid artery stenosis, prediabetes, and thyroid cancer

Public health implications of overscreening for carotid artery stenosis, prediabetes, and thyroid cancer

Abstract Background Overscreening occurs when people without symptoms undergo tests for diseases and the results will not improve their health. In this commentary, we examine three examples of how campaigns to screen and treat specific vascular, metabolic, and oncologic diseases in asymptomatic indi...

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Main Authors: Bich-May Nguyen, Kenneth W. Lin, Ranit Mishori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Public Health Reviews
Subjects:
Screening
Overtesting
Overscreening
Overdiagnosis
Overtreatment
Carotid artery stenosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40985-018-0095-6

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