Decision analysis and clinical judgment.
@article{William1973DecisionAA,
title={Decision analysis and clinical judgment.},
author={William and B. Schwartz and D. M. and G. Anthony and Gorry and D. Ph. and Jerome and P. Kassirer and Alvin and Essig},
journal={The American journal of medicine},
year={1973},
volume={55 3},
pages={
459-72
},
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}246 Citations
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