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. 2005 Jun 11;330(7504):1390; author reply 1390.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7504.1390-a.

Why clinicians are natural bayesians: bayesian confusion

David J R Hutchon
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Why clinicians are natural bayesians: bayesian confusion

David J R Hutchon. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ. 2005 Aug 6;331(7512):323
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Comment on

  • Why clinicians are natural bayesians.
    Gill CJ, Sabin L, Schmid CH. Gill CJ, et al. BMJ. 2005 May 7;330(7499):1080-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7499.1080. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15879401 Free PMC article. Review.

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