Study: Many Invasive Medical Procedures Are The Results Of Uncertainty, Not Evidence by David DiSalvo. Forbes. April 14, 2013.
The prostate specific antigen test has been the subject of controversy due to its erratic reliability. The study described in this article presents the phenomena of "investigation momentum." This effect makes a person more likely to want a biopsy based upon uncertainty caused by the accumulation of PSA data.
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