Prevention vs Iatrogenic Harm.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3810/psm.2004.10.583.
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Abstract
In medicine, when we see something awry-or even something that might go awry-we tend to fix it. But can this tendency create its own problems? A friend's recent experience got me thinking about the fine line between preventive medicine and iatrogenic harm.