Constructing diagnostic likelihood: clinical decisions using subjective versus statistical probability
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0032-5473,1469-0756
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134496