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A Systematic Review of Clinical Prediction Rules for the Diagnosis of Influenza

Mark H. Ebell, Ivan Rahmatullah, Xinyan Cai, Michelle Bentivegna, Cassie Hulme, Matthew Thompson and Barry Lutz
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2021, 34 (6) 1123-1140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210110
Mark H. Ebell
From Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MHE, XC, MB, CH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (IR, MT); Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (IR); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (BL).
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Ivan Rahmatullah
From Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MHE, XC, MB, CH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (IR, MT); Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (IR); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (BL).
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Xinyan Cai
From Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MHE, XC, MB, CH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (IR, MT); Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (IR); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (BL).
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Michelle Bentivegna
From Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MHE, XC, MB, CH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (IR, MT); Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (IR); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (BL).
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Cassie Hulme
From Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MHE, XC, MB, CH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (IR, MT); Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (IR); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (BL).
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Matthew Thompson
From Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MHE, XC, MB, CH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (IR, MT); Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (IR); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (BL).
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Barry Lutz
From Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MHE, XC, MB, CH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (IR, MT); Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (IR); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (BL).
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Mark H. Ebell, Ivan Rahmatullah, Xinyan Cai, Michelle Bentivegna, Cassie Hulme, Matthew Thompson, Barry Lutz
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