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... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Delivery of Health Care > Attitude to Health > Health Services Misuse > Medical Overuse
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Delivery of Health Care > Attitude to Health > Health Services Misuse > Medical Overuse
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Attitude > Attitude to Health > Health Services Misuse > Medical Overuse
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Health Services Misuse > Medical Overuse

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Medical Overuse  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Health Care, Unnecessary
  • Health Services Overuse
  • Health Services Overuses
  • Health Services Overutilization
  • Overuse, Health Services
  • Overuses, Health Services
  • Overutilization, Health Services
  • Overutilization of Health Services
  • Unnecessary Health Care

Scope note

  • Excessive or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.

History note

  • 2016; for HEALTH SERVICES OVERUTILIZATION use HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE 1978-2015

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000069342

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