Overdiagnosis and overtreatment: Generalists-It's time for a grassroots revolution

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 644, 2016, Pages 116-117

  Treadwell, Julian ^a   McCartney, Margaret ^b  

^a NHSE South Central   (United Kingdom)

^b Fulton Street Medical Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OVERDIAGNOSIS; OVERTREATMENT; POLYPHARMACY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSEUDO SOLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL OVERUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84959926952     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16X683881     Document Type: Editorial

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