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Development and Validation of a Clinical Decision Rule for the Diagnosis of Influenza

Mark H. Ebell, Anna M. Afonso, Ralph Gonzales, John Stein, Blaise Genton and Nicolas Senn
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2012, 25 (1) 55-62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110161
Mark H. Ebell
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Anna M. Afonso
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Ralph Gonzales
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John Stein
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Blaise Genton
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