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Individual and public health consequences associated with a missed diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVES: To determine: i) the emergency department (ED) utilization history of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients, and ii) the potential individual and public health consequences of a missed diagnosis of PTB in this setting. DESIGN: Retrospective observational cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Patie...

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Autores principales: Heffernan, Courtney, Paulsen, Catherine, Asadi, Leyla, Egedahl, Mary-Lou, Rowe, Brian H., Barrie, James, Long, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7984634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33750959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248493