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. 2019 Jun 27:12:6-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.06.013. eCollection 2019 Jul.

Rethink Respiratory Rate for Diagnosing Childhood Pneumonia

Israel Amirav  1   2 , Moran Lavie  1
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Rethink Respiratory Rate for Diagnosing Childhood Pneumonia

Israel Amirav et al. EClinicalMedicine. .
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None declared.

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