Overdiagnosis is increasing the carbon footprint of healthcare
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Overdiagnosis is increasing the carbon footprint of healthcare
Conflict of interest statement
Competing interests: AB receives grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and was a member of the Scientific Committee of Preventing Overdiagnosis international conferences 2013-2021. FMcG has received grants from the Australian Medical Research Future Fund and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. He receives royalties for co-inventing a device that reduces aerosol exposure (the McMonty hood).
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