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The relationship between diagnostic tests and case characteristics in Legionnaires’ disease

Sanne Jespersen From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ole Schmeltz Søgaard From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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Michael J. Fine Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia; Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PhiladelphiaUSA
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Lars Østergaard From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
Pages 425-432 | Received 09 Feb 2009, Published online: 21 Jul 2009

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