Unnecessary Overtreatment Index: a useful tool in family practice

oleh: Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki, Sina Pezeshki

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade 2015-06-01

Deskripsi

One of the most important aspects of quaternary prevention is avoiding the exposure of the patients to unnecessary overtreatment.  In this commentary we explain how a valid and reliable double blinded randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) with a good external validity may help a physician to estimate the magnitude of unnecessary overtreatment.