# Overtreatment in the United States

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/overtreatment-in-the-united-states/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Heather Lyu,Tim Xu,Daniel J. Brotman,Brandan Mayer-Blackwell,Michol A. Cooper,Michael Daniel,Elizabeth C. Wick,Vikas Saini,Shannon Brownlee,Martin A. Makary |
| Citations | 349 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0181970 |
| Fields | Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Health Professions |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0181970&type=printable |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2750641773 |
| PMID | 28877170 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [Martin A. Makary](https://scholariq.org/researchers/martin-a-makary/)

## Paper journal

- [PLoS ONE](https://scholariq.org/journals/plos-one/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Healthcare cost, quality, practices](https://scholariq.org/topics/healthcare-cost-quality-practices/)

## Paper topics

- [Healthcare cost, quality, practices](https://scholariq.org/topics/healthcare-cost-quality-practices/)
- [Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues](https://scholariq.org/topics/medical-malpractice-and-liability-issues/)
- [Healthcare Policy and Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/healthcare-policy-and-management/)

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