Published in J Med Libr Assoc on July 01, 2003
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The Ottawa rules for ankle sprains. Hosp Med (2004) 0.79
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Bias associated with delayed verification in test accuracy studies: accuracy of tests for endometrial hyperplasia may be much higher than we think! BMC Med (2004) 0.75
Antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections and conjunctivitis in primary care. BMJ (2006) 0.75
German translation and external validation of the Radboud Skills Questionnaire in patients suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 1. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2010) 0.75
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UTI in women. Women need to know more. BMJ (2010) 0.75
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