Physicians' attitudes toward misdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism: A utility analysis

Academic Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-20

  Rosen, Max P ^a   Sands, Daniel Z ^a   Kuntz, Karen M ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Complications; Economics; Embolism; Medical; Outcomes studies; Pulmonary; Radiology and radiologists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034435646     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(00)80438-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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