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Yearb Med Inform 1999; 08(01): 89-92
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1637914
Commentary
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Sequential Diagnosis by Computer

Reflections on G.A. Gorry and G.O. Barnett's paper: Sequential Diagnosis by Computer
F. Borst
1   Division of Medical Informatics, Hôpital Cantonal, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
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