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How do people understand overtesting and overdiagnosis? Systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research

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  • Rozbroj, Tomas
  • Haas, Romi
  • O'Connor, Denise
  • Carter, Stacy M.
  • McCaffery, Kirsten
  • Thomas, Rae
  • Donovan, Jan
  • Buchbinder, Rachelle

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The public should be informed about overtesting and overdiagnosis. Diverse qualitative studies have examined public understandings of this information. A synthesis was needed to systematise the body of evidence and yield new, generalisable insights.

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  • Rozbroj, Tomas & Haas, Romi & O'Connor, Denise & Carter, Stacy M. & McCaffery, Kirsten & Thomas, Rae & Donovan, Jan & Buchbinder, Rachelle, 2021. "How do people understand overtesting and overdiagnosis? Systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 285(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:285:y:2021:i:c:s0277953621005876
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114255
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