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Outcry over unnecessary medical tests and diagnosis

By CHRISTINA CHIN

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) recently launched a “Too Much Medicine” (www.bmj.com/too-much-medicine) campaign, aimed at highlighting the threat posed by overdiagnosis and the waste of resources on unnecessary care. 

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