Unnecessary Overtreatment Index: a useful tool in family practice

  • Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki Medical Doctor. Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz Medical School, Tabriz, Iran.
  • Sina Pezeshki Medical Doctor. Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz Medical School, Tabriz, Iran.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc10(35)1066

Resumo

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.

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Biografia do Autor

Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki, Medical Doctor. Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz Medical School, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz Medical School, Tabriz, Iran.
Publicado
2015-06-24
Como Citar
Pezeshki, M. Z., & Pezeshki, S. (2015). Unnecessary Overtreatment Index: a useful tool in family practice. Revista Brasileira De Medicina De Família E Comunidade, 10(35), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc10(35)1066
Edição
v. 10 n. 35 (2015): Abril-Junho "Quaternary Prevention (P4)"
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Copyright (c) 2015 Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki, Sina Pezeshki

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