Internal Medicine - Rational Diagnosis And Treatment; Evidence-Based Clinical Decision-Making, 3Rd Ed 0632031972.pdf

Rational Diagnosis
and Treatment
Evidence-Based
Clinical Decision-Making
HENRIK R. WULFF MD
Professor of Clinical Theory and Ethics
Department of Medical Philosophy and Clinical Theory
Faculty of Health Sciences, Panum Institute
University of Copenhagen
AND
PETER
Consultant Physician
Director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre
Rigshospiralet
Copenhagen
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