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. 2018 Sep;64(9):e373-e379.

Surdiagnostic : causes et conséquences en soins primaires

[Article in French]
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Surdiagnostic : causes et conséquences en soins primaires

[Article in French]
Harminder Singh et al. Can Fam Physician. 2018 Sep.
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Figure 1.
Exemple de surdiagnostic Reproduit avec la permission de Hersch et coll.
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Figure 2.
Hétérogénéité de l’évolution du cancer Reproduit avec la permission de Welch and Black.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Incidence du cancer de la thyroïde normalisée selon l’âge et taux de mortalité au Canada, de 1970 à 2012, illustrant une hausse de l’incidence depuis 1990 sans changement concomitant dans la mortalité Reproduit avec la permission de Topstad et Dickinson.

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