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Review
. 2002 Feb 23;324(7335):477-80.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7335.477.

Evaluation of diagnostic procedures

J André Knottnerus  1 , Chris van Weel, Jean W M Muris
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Review

Evaluation of diagnostic procedures

J André Knottnerus et al. BMJ. .

Erratum in

  • BMJ 2002 Jun 8;324(7350):1391
No abstract available

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