Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 319-326 , September 2010

Introduction to Clinical Decision Making

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 Reprinted from Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, Vol 8, No 4, October 1978, pages 273-282.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2010.05.001

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 319-326 , September 2010

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