Impact of C-reactive protein test results on evidence-based decision-making in cases of bacterial infection.

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Published in BMC Pediatr on September 03, 2012

Authors

Mona Nabulsi1, Abeer Hani, Maria Karam

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. mn04@aub.edu.lb

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