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Comment
. 2020 Nov 11;28(1):110.
doi: 10.1186/s13049-020-00805-x.

How should nonspecific complaints be defined? Comment to: "nonspecific complaints (NSCs) in the emergency department"

Roland Bingisser  1 , Christian H Nickel  2
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How should nonspecific complaints be defined? Comment to: "nonspecific complaints (NSCs) in the emergency department"

Roland Bingisser et al. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. .
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  • A common definition should be used in future studies of NSC.
    Kemp K, Mertanen R, Niemi-Murola L, Lehtonen L, Castrén M. Kemp K, et al. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021 Feb 16;29(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s13049-021-00851-z. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021. PMID: 33593405 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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