Over-testing: Why More Is Not Better
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Both patients and physicians may believe that detecting early disease and treating even smaller abnormalities improve outcomes.
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- Authors
- Greenberg, J., & Green, J. B.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Venue
- The American Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-05
- Volume
- 127
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 362-363
- ISSN
- 0002-9343 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2054177045
- Cited by
- 52
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The American Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Keywords
- unnecessary testing, test ordering, test interpretation, patient counseling, preventive medicine, health care utilization
- MeSH terms
- Defensive Medicine, Humans, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Fee-for-Service Plans, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
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