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A price to pay for elderly screening
Author(s)I B McIntosh, K G Power
Journal titleGeriatric Medicine, vol 24, no 4, April 1994
Pagespp 11-12
KeywordsGeneral practice ; Screening ; Over 70s.
AnnotationAssesses evidence that annual assessment by GPs of older people over the age of 75 could be actively harmful in terms of high levels of anxiety in patients or in false and potentially harmful reassurance.
Accession NumberCPA-940422004 A
ClassmarkL5: 3V: BBK

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