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C-reactive protein influences the doctor’s degree of suspicion of pneumonia in primary care: a prospective observational study

BACKGROUND: In primary care, the diagnosis of pneumonia is often based on history and clinical examination alone. However, a previous study showed that the general practitioner’s degree of suspicion correlates well with findings on chest X-ray, when the C-reactive protein (CRP) value is known. OBJEC...

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Autores principales: Moberg, Anna B., Jensen, Anna Ravell, Paues, Jakob, Magnus, Falk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7801023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33399009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2020.1852547