Comments on the Study “The Sensitivity, Specificity and Accuracy of Warning Signs in Predicting Severe Dengue, the Severe Dengue Prevalence and Its Associated Factors”
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Poletti-Jabbour, G.; Elejalde-Farfán, N. Comments on the Study “The Sensitivity, Specificity and Accuracy of Warning Signs in Predicting Severe Dengue, the Severe Dengue Prevalence and Its Associated Factors”. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 922. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060922
Poletti-Jabbour G, Elejalde-Farfán N. Comments on the Study “The Sensitivity, Specificity and Accuracy of Warning Signs in Predicting Severe Dengue, the Severe Dengue Prevalence and Its Associated Factors”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(6):922. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060922
Chicago/Turabian StylePoletti-Jabbour, Giordana, and Natalia Elejalde-Farfán. 2019. "Comments on the Study “The Sensitivity, Specificity and Accuracy of Warning Signs in Predicting Severe Dengue, the Severe Dengue Prevalence and Its Associated Factors”" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 6: 922. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060922