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C-Reactive Protein Level as Diagnostic Marker in Young Febrile Children Presenting in a General Practice Out-of-Hours Service

Marijke Kool, Gijs Elshout, Bart W. Koes, Arthur M. Bohnen and Marjolein Y. Berger
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2016, 29 (4) 460-468; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.04.150315
Marijke Kool
the Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (MK, GE, BWK, AMB, MYB); and the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Gijs Elshout
the Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (MK, GE, BWK, AMB, MYB); and the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Bart W. Koes
the Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (MK, GE, BWK, AMB, MYB); and the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Arthur M. Bohnen
the Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (MK, GE, BWK, AMB, MYB); and the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Marjolein Y. Berger
the Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (MK, GE, BWK, AMB, MYB); and the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Marijke Kool, Gijs Elshout, Bart W. Koes, Arthur M. Bohnen, Marjolein Y. Berger
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2016, 29 (4) 460-468; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.04.150315

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Marijke Kool, Gijs Elshout, Bart W. Koes, Arthur M. Bohnen, Marjolein Y. Berger
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2016, 29 (4) 460-468; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.04.150315
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