Diagnostic ambiguity and in-hospital mortality determinants: a decadal analysis of interstitial lung disease hospitalization trends in Ecuador (2015-2024).
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- 10.1186/s12890-026-04559-7
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- 2026 Jul 31
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12890-026-04559-7,
title = {Diagnostic ambiguity and in-hospital mortality determinants: a decadal analysis of interstitial lung disease hospitalization trends in Ecuador (2015-2024).},
author = {Montes-Escobar K and Gaete CC and Salas-Macias CA and Rivas-Martínez GI and Ballaz SJ},
year = {2026},
journal = {BMC pulmonary medicine},
doi = {10.1186/s12890-026-04559-7},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-026-04559-7}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Diagnostic ambiguity and in-hospital mortality determinants: a decadal analysis of interstitial lung disease hospitalization trends in Ecuador (2015-2024). AU - Montes-Escobar K AU - Gaete CC AU - Salas-Macias CA AU - Rivas-Martínez GI AU - Ballaz SJ PY - 2026 JO - BMC pulmonary medicine DO - 10.1186/s12890-026-04559-7 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-026-04559-7 ER -
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K, M., CC, G., CA, S., GI, R., & SJ, B. (2026). Diagnostic ambiguity and in-hospital mortality determinants: a decadal analysis of interstitial lung disease hospitalization trends in Ecuador (2015-2024).. BMC pulmonary medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-026-04559-7
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