Accuracy of the "traffic light" clinical decision rule for serious bacterial infections in young children with fever: a retrospective cohort study.

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Published in BMJ on February 13, 2013

Authors

Sukanya De1, Gabrielle J Williams, Andrew Hayen, Petra Macaskill, Mary McCaskill, David Isaacs, Jonathan C Craig

Author Affiliations

1: Screening and Test Evaluation Program, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia. sukanya.de@health.nsw.gov.au

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