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Diagnostic errors in older patients: a systematic review of incidence and potential causes in seven prevalent diseases
BACKGROUND: Misdiagnosis, either over- or underdiagnosis, exposes older patients to increased risk of inappropriate or omitted investigations and treatments, psychological distress, and financial burden. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency and nature of diagnostic errors in 16 conditions prevalent...
Autores principales: | Skinner, Thomas R, Scott, Ian A, Martin, Jennifer H |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4881921/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27284262 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S96741 |
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