Diagnostic tests are overused
General practitioners may need more help in explaining to their
patients the rationale of using, or not using, some diagnostic tests.
Winkens and Dinant (p 783) explain that in daily practice doctors'
decisions are often affected by pressure from patients. They recommend
intervention to reduce the often illogical overuse of diagnostic tests
and suggest using a combination of methods to influence doctors' behaviour.
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