The relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of patients and diagnostic delay in acute pulmonary thromboembolism

Abstract Background. In pulmonary thromboembolism (PE), delay to diagnosis is very common. In this study, we examined the role of patients and the socio-demographic characteristics in delayed diagnosis of PE. Patients and methods. We evaluated 156 PE patients for the dates of symptom onset, the date...

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Published in:	Upsala journal of medical sciences Vol. 116; no. 1; pp. 72 - 76
Main Authors:	Bulbul, Yilmaz, Ayik, Sibel, Oztuna, Funda, Ozlu, Tevfik, Sahin, Sibel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Informa Healthcare 01-03-2011 Taylor & Francis Open Academia
Subjects:	Acute Disease Adult Aged Delay to diagnosis delay to presentation Female Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Original Patients Prospective Studies pulmonary embolism Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism - mortality Pulmonary embolisms Sociodemographics Thromboembolism Time Factors
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