A 1978 report by the Office of Technology Assessment was justified in claiming that only 10% to 20% of medical procedures were effective.

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The statement is misleading because the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) report titled "Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Medical Technologies" actually suggested that only 10% to 20% of all medical procedures had been shown to be efficacious through controlled trials at that time, not that only 10% to 20% were effective in general. The report highlighted the lack of rigorous evidence for many procedures rather than declaring them ineffective.

A 1978 Report by the Office of Technology Assessment Was