Frequency and predictors of unspecific medical diagnoses in the emergency department: a prospective observational study
Abstract Background Misdiagnosis is a major public health problem, causing increased morbidity and mortality. In the busy setting of an emergency department (ED) patients are diagnosed under difficult circumstances. As a consequence, the ED diagnosis at hospital admittance may often be a descriptive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-06-01
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Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00665-x |