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Diagnosis

Validation of a scale to assess the severity of bronchiolitis in a population of hospitalized infants

, MD, , MD, , MD, MSc & , MD
Pages 1056-1061 | Received 01 Jun 2013, Accepted 10 Aug 2013, Published online: 19 Sep 2013

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