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Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Adults in General Practice Relative Importance of Typical Symptoms and Abnormal Chest Signs Evaluated Against a Radiographic Reference Standard

Hasse Melbye Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsøs,
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Bjøsrn Straume Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsøs,
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Ulf Aasebøs Chest Clinic, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Tromsøs,
&
Knut Dale Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Tromsøs, 9000, Tromsøs, Norway
Pages 226-233 | Received 01 Oct 1991, Accepted 01 Feb 1992, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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Hasse Melbye & Bjørn Straume. (1993) The spectrum of patients strongly influences the usefulness of diagnostic tests for pneumonia. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 11:4, pages 241-246.
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