Papers in this thesis:
I. Hasse Melbye, Bjøsrn Straume, Ulf Aasebøs, Knut Dale: ‘Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Adults in General Practice Relative Importance of Typical Symptoms and Abnormal Chest Signs Evaluated Against a Radiographic Reference Standard’. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 1992, Vol. 10, No. 3: 226–233.
II. Hasse Melbye, Bjøsrn Straume, Jan Brox: ‘Laboratory Tests for Pneumonia in General Practice: The Diagnostic Values Depend on the Duration of Illness’. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Jan 1992, Vol. 10, No. 3: 234–240.
III: Hasse Melbye, Bjørn P. Berdal, Bjørn Straume, Harold Russell, Lars Vorland, and W. Lanier Thacker: ‘Pneumonia – a Clinical or Radiographic Diagnosis?’. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1992, Vol. 24, No. 5 , Pages 647-655.
IV: Hasse Melbye, Bjørn Straume: ‘The spectrum of patients strongly influences the usefulness of diagnostic tests for pneumonia’. (Manuscript). For published version: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Jan 1993, Vol. 11, No. 4: 241–246.
V. H. Melbye, K. Dale: ‘Interobserver Variability in the Radiographic Diagnosis of Adult Outpatient Pneumonia’. Acta Radiol. 1992 Jan;33(1):79-81
VI. H. Melbye: ‘Radiographic Pneumonia: Validity as Reference Standard of Pneumonia in a Clinical Epidemiologic Study’. (Manuscript)