Missed and delayed diagnoses of non-COVID conditions--collateral harm from a pandemic.

Susan Carr

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Missed and delayed diagnoses of non-COVID conditions--collateral harm from a pandemic.

August 5, 2020

Carr S. ImproveDx. 2020;7(4):1-5.

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The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted patient care seeking behaviors. This article discusses this phenomenon and its impact on the timing of diagnosis due to fear of contracting COVID-19 or threats resulting from the economic shutdown implemented to reduce spread of the virus.

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