Missed and delayed diagnoses of non-COVID conditions--collateral harm from a pandemic.
Carr S. Missed and delayed diagnoses of non-COVID conditions- collateral harm from a pandemic. ImproveDx. 2020;7(4):1-5.
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.