Don’t just do something, stand there

Imagine a (hypothetical) screening test which, done in a population of average risk, saves one person from dying from cancer out of every 10,000 people screened.  Imagine as well that every one of those 10,000 pays a price in terms of time and money spent, as well as discomfort, and that some or ev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jerome R Hoffman, Michael S Wilkes
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade
Online Access:https://www.rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/1051