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Evidence for overuse of medical services around the world

20171,116 citationsReviewgreen Open Access

Authors

Shannon Brownlee · Lown Institute

Kalipso Chalkidou · Imperial College London

Jenny Doust · Bond University

Adam G. Elshaug · Lown Institute

Paul Glasziou · Bond University

Iona Heath · Royal College of General Practitioners

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare cost, quality, practices Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Healthcare Policy and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: The Lancet

Volume 390, Issue 10090, pp. 156-168

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)32585-5

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 233.89

Evidence for overuse of medical services around the world | Researchclopedia

· Lown Institute

Divya Srivastava · London School of Economics and Political Science

Kelsey Chalmers · University of Sydney

Deborah Korenstein · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center