Study: Doctors overprescribe Pap tests

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-11-02

According to a new survey, more than two-third of U.S. primary care doctors ignore guidelines for prescribing Pap tests, often recommending the screening procedure to women who are at low risk for cervical cancer.
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Study: Doctors overprescribe Pap tests

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