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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Public Health Reviews |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40985-018-0095-6 |