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Research Article

Evaluation of anamnestic criteria for the identification of patients with acute community onset viral gastroenteritis in the emergency department—A prospective observational study

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Pages 561-565 | Received 26 Mar 2014, Accepted 04 Apr 2014, Published online: 16 May 2014

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