The trajectory to diagnosis with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Armstrong, Ian ^a   Rochnia, Nikki ^b   Harries, Carl ^c   Bundock, Sarah ^d   Yorke, Janelle ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d The HealthEd Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSPNEA; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860897144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000806     Document Type: Article

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