Better than perfect: a cause of overutilization.
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.
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