The relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of patients and diagnostic delay in acute pulmonary thromboembolism
UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.116, no.1, pp.72-76, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 116 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2011
- Doi Number: 10.3109/03009734.2010.530701
- Journal Name: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.72-76
- Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes
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.