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A Quantitative Study of the Decision Threshold for the Diagnosis of Infectious Mononucleosis

Xinyan Cai, Mark H. Ebell and Garth Russo
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine December 2022, jabfm.2022.210185R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.210185R1
Xinyan Cai
From Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA(XC, MHE); University of Georgia Health Science Center, Athens, GA (GR).
MSPH, PhD
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Mark H. Ebell
From Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA(XC, MHE); University of Georgia Health Science Center, Athens, GA (GR).
MD, MS
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Garth Russo
From Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA(XC, MHE); University of Georgia Health Science Center, Athens, GA (GR).
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Xinyan Cai, Mark H. Ebell, Garth Russo
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Dec 2022, jabfm.2022.210185R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.210185R1

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Xinyan Cai, Mark H. Ebell, Garth Russo
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Dec 2022, jabfm.2022.210185R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.210185R1
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