Foundations of clinical praxiology part II: Categorical and conjectural diagnoses

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 3 (1):101-114 (1982)
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The concepts of categorical diagnosis and conjectural diagnosis are introduced. It is argued that in diagnostic reasoning conjectural diagnosis plays a more important role than categorical diagnosis. Attention is called to the inevitable vagueness of clinical language and to the suitability of epistemic logic and fuzzy logic for diagnostic reasoning.

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reprint Sadegh-Zadeh, Kazem (1982) "Foundations of clinical praxiology part II: Categorical and conjectural diagnoses". Metamedicine 3(1):101-114

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Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh
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