Preventing overdiagnosis: how to stop harming the healthy

Affiliations

Ray Moynihan et al. BMJ. 2012.

. 2012 May 28:344:e3502.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3502.

No abstract available

Comment in

We can learn from disciplines outside medicine.
Polak L. Polak L. BMJ. 2012 Jun 25;344:e4293. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4293. BMJ. 2012. PMID: 22734093 No abstract available.
Evidenced based practice should reduce overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
Llewelyn H. Llewelyn H. BMJ. 2012 Jun 25;344:e4296. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4296. BMJ. 2012. PMID: 22734095 No abstract available.
Benefit cannot be assumed even if clinical trials are positive.
Connolly CK. Connolly CK. BMJ. 2012 Jun 25;344:e4297. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4297. BMJ. 2012. PMID: 22734096 No abstract available.
What about the contributions of Illich and Skrabanek?
Powell DE. Powell DE. BMJ. 2012 Jun 25;344:e4298. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4298. BMJ. 2012. PMID: 22734097 No abstract available.