Development of clinical probabilistic practice in Britain before Gavarret Part 1: the long 18th century.
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SUBMITTER: Trohler U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754822 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
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Development of clinical probabilistic practice in Britain before Gavarret Part 1: the long 18th century.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 20201001 10
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