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. 2020 May 5;172(9):604-609.

doi: 10.7326/M19-1940. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Annals Clinical Decision Making: Using a Diagnostic Test

Katrina A Armstrong¹, Joshua P Metlay¹

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PMID: 32311733
DOI: 10.7326/M19-1940

Annals Clinical Decision Making: Using a Diagnostic Test

Katrina A Armstrong et al. Ann Intern Med. 2020.

. 2020 May 5;172(9):604-609.

doi: 10.7326/M19-1940. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Authors

Katrina A Armstrong¹, Joshua P Metlay¹

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¹ Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (K.A.A., J.P.M.).

PMID: 32311733
DOI: 10.7326/M19-1940

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