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Overdiagnosis: An unrecognised and growing worldwide problem in healthcare Cover

Overdiagnosis: An unrecognised and growing worldwide problem in healthcare

By: John Brodersen  
Open Access
|May 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 147 - 149
Submitted on: Mar 7, 2016
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Accepted on: Mar 10, 2017
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Published on: May 26, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2017 John Brodersen, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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