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A definition and ethical evaluation of overdiagnosis
- Correspondence to Associate Professor Stacy M Carter, Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, The University of Sydney, K25 Medical Foundation Building, Level 1 Building 1, NSW 2006, Australia; stacy.carter{at}sydney.edu.au
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A definition and ethical evaluation of overdiagnosis
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- Received May 29, 2015
- Revised April 27, 2016
- Accepted June 15, 2016
- First published July 8, 2016.
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October 25, 2016
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