Luca De Fiore, Camilla Alderighi, Raffaele Rasoini
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Abstract
The definition of disease is not a purely theoretical exercise but a choice with significant implications for clinical practice, public health, and resource management. The expansion of diagnostic criteria, aimed at reducing underdiagnosis, has led to an increase in overdiagnosis and overtreatment - critical issues still too little addressed in medical education and public communication.
期刊介绍:
Giunta ormai al sessantesimo anno, Recenti Progressi in Medicina continua a costituire un sicuro punto di riferimento ed uno strumento di lavoro fondamentale per l"ampliamento dell"orizzonte culturale del medico italiano. Recenti Progressi in Medicina è una rivista di medicina interna. Ciò significa il recupero di un"ottica globale e integrata, idonea ad evitare sia i particolarismi della informazione specialistica sia la frammentazione di quella generalista.