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The Importance of Conditional Probability in Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making: A Primer for the Eye Care Practitioner

Paul G. SanfilippoCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Australia;Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alex W. HewittCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Australia;Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;School of Medicine, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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David A. MackeyCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Australia;Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;School of Medicine, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Pages 81-89 | Received 17 Feb 2016, Accepted 05 May 2016, Published online: 19 Jan 2017

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