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. 2025 Aug 1;185(8):909-910.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.1727.

The Impact of Definitions of Disease on Overdiagnosis

Kari A O Tikkinen  1   2   3   4 , Alex L E Halme  1 , Gordon H Guyatt  4   5 , Paul Glasziou  6
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The Impact of Definitions of Disease on Overdiagnosis

Kari A O Tikkinen et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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This Viewpoint discusses the global challenge of defining diseases and the need to balance broader access to medical treatment with avoidance of harmful medicaliziation and inefficient resource use.

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