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Better than Perfect: A Cause of Overutilization
Author(s) -
Weisskopf Alex
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.1983.93.5.587
Subject(s) - warrant , ask price , point (geometry) , law and economics , economics , psychology , mathematics , financial economics , geometry , economy
There has been an overwhelming increase in scientific methods which has improved the practice of medicine. On the other hand, the costs have sky‐rocketed to a point that we must ask ourselves,“Is this procedure sufficiently beneficial to warrant the expense?” Serious ethical and moral, as well as therapeutic, issues are involved.