Understanding diagnostic tests. Part 2.

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  • Cecilia Maria Patino
  • Juliana Carvalho Ferreira
چکیده

1. Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research–MECOR–program, American Thoracic Society/Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, Montevideo, Uruguay. 2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (CA) USA. 3. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil. PRACTICAL SCENARIO

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دوره 43  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2017