Do doctors who order more routine medical tests diagnose more cancers? A population‐based study from Ontario Canada
Abstract Background The overuse of medical tests leads to higher costs, wasting of resources, and the potential for overdiagnosis of disease. This study was designed to determine whether the patients of family doctors who order more routine medical tests are diagnosed with more cancers. Method A ret...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Cancer Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1925 |