harbinger hypothesis; overdiagnosis hypothesis
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Introduction
- hypothesis that association is not a causal relationship.
- for example, hearing loss can effect performance on cognitive tests thus may overestimate the degree of cognitive impairment resulting in an overdiagnosis of dementia[1]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2022