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Editorial
. 2021 Jun;56(6):1223-1226.
doi: 10.1038/s41409-020-01167-9. Epub 2020 Dec 8.

Being certain even when you're wrong: heuristics and thin slicing in haematopoietic cell transplantation

Robert Peter Gale  1
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Editorial

Being certain even when you're wrong: heuristics and thin slicing in haematopoietic cell transplantation

Robert Peter Gale. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2021 Jun.
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