5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider before you get any test, treatment, or procedure
Use these 5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider to make sure you end up with the right amount of care — not too much and not too little.
Some tests, treatments and procedures provide little benefit. And in some cases, they may even cause harm. Use the 5 questions to make sure you end up with the right amount of care — not too much and not too little.
Adapted from material developed by Consumer Reports. Under licence from the ABIM Foundation.
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5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider before you get any test, treatment, or procedure
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Resource Type:
- Guide, user guide or guidelines
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