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. 2013 Jun 27;368(26):2448-50.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1303295.

Uncertainty--the other side of prognosis

Alexander K Smith  1 , Douglas B White, Robert M Arnold
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Uncertainty--the other side of prognosis

Alexander K Smith et al. N Engl J Med. .
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