Research ArticleOriginal Research
Role of Non-Group A Streptococci in Acute Pharyngitis
Jeffrey Tiemstra and Rosita L. F. Miranda
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2009, 22 (6) 663-669; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.06.090035
Jeffrey Tiemstra
MD
Rosita L. F. Miranda
MD, MS, DLO
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Role of Non-Group A Streptococci in Acute Pharyngitis
Jeffrey Tiemstra, Rosita L. F. Miranda
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2009, 22 (6) 663-669; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.06.090035
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