Coronavirus (COVID-19) Assessments and the Importance of Calculating the Probability of Illness.

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Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware St. SE, MMC 381, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA.

Published: June 2020

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-020-00964-7DOI Listing

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