Characterising Patient Pathways Prior to the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease
Gradual onset of non-specific symptoms over 10 years, coupled with referrals to other specialities and misdiagnoses, delays ILD diagnosis. Improving awareness of ILD among primary care practitioners may shorten the time to diagnosis and expedite access to treatments.
Authors
- RB Hubbard
- David Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9728-9992)
- N. Goh
- Victoria Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0333-3308)
- Vidya V. Navaratnam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2914-8012)
- Heath Heatley
- Neva Eleangovan
- John Townend
- Caitlin C. Fermoyle
- Ursie Smith
- Tamera J. Corte
- Francesca Gonnelli
Institutions
- Marche Polytechnic University (IT)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Austin Hospital (AU)
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (AU)
- Institute for Breathing and Sleep (AU)
- Optimum Therapeutics (United States) (US)
- Institute for Respiratory Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respirology
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/resp.70230
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00