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. 2004 Jan;97(1):53-5.

doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hch010.

Do medical students and physicians understand probability?

A K Ghosh, K Ghosh, P J Erwin

PMID: 14702512
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch010

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Do medical students and physicians understand probability?

A K Ghosh et al. QJM. 2004 Jan.

. 2004 Jan;97(1):53-5.

doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hch010.

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A K Ghosh, K Ghosh, P J Erwin

PMID: 14702512
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch010

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Probabilistic reasoning and clinical decision-making: do doctors overestimate diagnostic probabilities?
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