Diagnosing pneumonia in patients with acute cough: clinical judgment compared to chest radiography.
Pneumonia is often diagnosed and treated empirically. We set out to determine the diagnostic accuracy of clinical judgment based on signs and symptoms to detect radiographic pneumonia in patients presenting with acute cough in primary care. In 2810 European patients with acute cough, general practit...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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