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  1. Department for the Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Gjøvik, Norway

    Bjørn Hofmann

  2. Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1130, 0318, Blindern, Oslo, Norway

    Bjørn Hofmann

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Hofmann, B. Overdiagnostic uncertainty. Eur J Epidemiol 32, 533–534 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-017-0260-0

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