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Deductive consistency vs. inductive flexibility in clinical reasoning.

F C Thorne
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F C Thorne. 1968. Deductive consistency vs. inductive flexibility in clinical reasoning.. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(196801)24%3A1%3C116%3A%3Aaid-jclp2270240138%3E3.0.co%3B2-e

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