Does my patient have chronic Chagas disease? Development and temporal validation of a diagnostic risk score

Does my patient have chronic Chagas disease? Development and temporal validation of a diagnostic risk score

Abstract: INTRODUCTION With the globalization of Chagas disease, unexperienced health care providers may have difficulties in identifying which patients should be examined for this condition. This study aimed to develop and validate a diagnostic clinical prediction model for chronic Chagas disease...

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Main Authors: Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Sergio Salles Xavier, Marcelo Teixeira Holanda, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, José Ueleres Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
Sensitivity and specificity
Nomograms
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000300329&lng=en&tlng=en

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