Unnecessary Overtreatment Index: a useful tool in family practice
One of the most important aspects of quaternary prevention is avoiding the exposure of the patients to unnecessary overtreatment. In this commentary we explain how a valid and reliable double blinded randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) with a good external validity may help a physician to es...
Main Authors: | Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki, Sina Pezeshki |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade
2015-06-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade |
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Online Access: | https://www.rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/1066 |
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