The Impact of Definitions of Disease on Overdiagnosis
This Viewpoint discusses the global challenge of defining diseases and the need to balance broader access to medical treatment with avoidance of harmful medicaliziation and inefficient resource use.
Authors
- Paul Glasziou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7564-073X)
- Gordon Guyatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2352-5718)
- Alex L E Halme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6597-818X)
- Kari A.O. Tikkinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-8214)
Institutions
- Bond University (AU)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Päijät-Hämeen Keskussairaala (FI)
- Impact (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.1727
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26