Diagnosing pneumonia in patients with acute cough: clinical judgment compared to chest radiography

van Vugt Saskia F., Verheij Theo J.M., de Jong Pim A., Butler Chris C., Hood Kerenza, Coenen Samuel, Goossens Herman, Little Paul, Broekhuizen Berna D.L.

Source: Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 1076-1082
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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