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Editorial
. 2002 Nov;17(11):882-3.
doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.20916.x.

Five uneasy pieces about pre-test probability

Editorial

Five uneasy pieces about pre-test probability

W Scott Richardson. J Gen Intern Med. 2002 Nov.
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