Diagnostic errors in older patients: A systematic review of incidence and potential causes in seven prevalent diseases

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 137-146

  Skinner, Thomas R ^a   Scott, Ian A ^b,c   Martin, Jennifer H ^c,d  

^a NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Misdiagnosis; Older patient; Overdiagnosis; Underdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE; AGED; AGING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SPIROMETRY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALIDITY;

EID: 84975282704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S96741     Document Type: Review

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