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Probability and uncertainty in clinical and forensic medicine

2015-04-01

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In medicine, and in life in general, uncertainty is unavoidable. Throughout history, man has tried to bring order to a chaotic world by predicting future events based on past experiences. However, physicians in training are often surprised by the subjectivity and lack of certainty involved in the practice of medicine. Helpful advice is available—and Sir William Osler had much to say about this problem. This articl...

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Literature Corpus work: be7b09b6-afc2-5afe-9676-29c481376e4e
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2015.11929244
PMCID: PMC4365132

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