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Editorial
. 2023 Mar;18(3):281-282.
doi: 10.1002/jhm.13024. Epub 2022 Dec 12.

Overdiagnosis of cellulitis

Craig G Gunderson  1   2 , Mel L Anderson  3   4
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Editorial

Overdiagnosis of cellulitis

Craig G Gunderson et al. J Hosp Med. 2023 Mar.
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